diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c
index aa169b0055e9..56ef7b6b1c86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c
@@ -3344,6 +3344,9 @@ bool intel_bios_encoder_supports_dp_dual_mode(const struct intel_bios_encoder_da
 {
 	const struct child_device_config *child = &devdata->child;
 
+	if (!devdata)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!intel_bios_encoder_supports_dp(devdata) ||
 	    !intel_bios_encoder_supports_hdmi(devdata))
 		return false;