diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sched_job.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sched_job.h
index 002c3b5c0a5c..f362e28455db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sched_job.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sched_job.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ to_xe_sched_job(struct drm_sched_job *drm)
 
 static inline u32 xe_sched_job_seqno(struct xe_sched_job *job)
 {
-	return job->fence->seqno;
+	return job->fence ? job->fence->seqno : 0;
 }
 
 static inline u32 xe_sched_job_lrc_seqno(struct xe_sched_job *job)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_trace.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_trace.h
index 450f407c66e8..e4cba64474e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_trace.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(xe_sched_job,
 			   __entry->guc_state =
 			   atomic_read(&job->q->guc->state);
 			   __entry->flags = job->q->flags;
-			   __entry->error = job->fence->error;
+			   __entry->error = job->fence ? job->fence->error : 0;
 			   __entry->fence = job->fence;
 			   __entry->batch_addr = (u64)job->ptrs[0].batch_addr;
 			   ),