diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index eb1da83c9902..8cdd505784ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_get_process(const struct task_struct *thread)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	process = find_process(thread);
+	if (!process)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	return process;
 }