diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
index a2e6a81669e7..94b7798bdea4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ nouveau_bo_sync_for_device(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo)
 	struct ttm_dma_tt *ttm_dma = (struct ttm_dma_tt *)nvbo->bo.ttm;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!ttm_dma)
+	if (!ttm_dma || !ttm_dma->dma_address)
 		return;
 
 	/* Don't waste time looping if the object is coherent */
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ nouveau_bo_sync_for_cpu(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo)
 	struct ttm_dma_tt *ttm_dma = (struct ttm_dma_tt *)nvbo->bo.ttm;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!ttm_dma)
+	if (!ttm_dma || !ttm_dma->dma_address)
 		return;
 
 	/* Don't waste time looping if the object is coherent */