diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_debugfs.c
index 3644752cc5ec..5a5cfe25085b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_debugfs.c
@@ -2044,9 +2044,12 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(i915_hdcp_sink_capability);
 static int i915_lpsp_capability_show(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 {
 	struct drm_connector *connector = m->private;
-	struct intel_encoder *encoder =
-			intel_attached_encoder(to_intel_connector(connector));
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(connector->dev);
+	struct intel_encoder *encoder;
+
+	encoder = intel_attached_encoder(to_intel_connector(connector));
+	if (!encoder)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (connector->status != connector_status_connected)
 		return -ENODEV;