diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index 36987ef3fc30..5fef0b31c117 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static int vmw_resource_context_res_add(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	    vmw_res_type(ctx) == vmw_res_dx_context) {
 		for (i = 0; i < cotable_max; ++i) {
 			res = vmw_context_cotable(ctx, i);
-			if (IS_ERR(res))
+			if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(res))
 				continue;
 
 			ret = vmw_execbuf_res_val_add(sw_context, res,
@@ -1266,6 +1266,8 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dx_define_query(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	cotable_res = vmw_context_cotable(ctx_node->ctx, SVGA_COTABLE_DXQUERY);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(cotable_res))
+		return cotable_res ? PTR_ERR(cotable_res) : -EINVAL;
 	ret = vmw_cotable_notify(cotable_res, cmd->body.queryId);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -2484,6 +2486,8 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dx_view_define(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		return ret;
 
 	res = vmw_context_cotable(ctx_node->ctx, vmw_view_cotables[view_type]);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(res))
+		return res ? PTR_ERR(res) : -EINVAL;
 	ret = vmw_cotable_notify(res, cmd->defined_id);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		return ret;
@@ -2569,8 +2573,8 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dx_so_define(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	so_type = vmw_so_cmd_to_type(header->id);
 	res = vmw_context_cotable(ctx_node->ctx, vmw_so_cotables[so_type]);
-	if (IS_ERR(res))
-		return PTR_ERR(res);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(res))
+		return res ? PTR_ERR(res) : -EINVAL;
 	cmd = container_of(header, typeof(*cmd), header);
 	ret = vmw_cotable_notify(res, cmd->defined_id);
 
@@ -2689,6 +2693,8 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dx_define_shader(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	res = vmw_context_cotable(ctx_node->ctx, SVGA_COTABLE_DXSHADER);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(res))
+		return res ? PTR_ERR(res) : -EINVAL;
 	ret = vmw_cotable_notify(res, cmd->body.shaderId);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -3010,6 +3016,8 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dx_define_streamoutput(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	}
 
 	res = vmw_context_cotable(ctx_node->ctx, SVGA_COTABLE_STREAMOUTPUT);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(res))
+		return res ? PTR_ERR(res) : -EINVAL;
 	ret = vmw_cotable_notify(res, cmd->body.soid);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;