diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
index fab155a68054a..82d18b88f4a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
@@ -886,6 +886,10 @@ static int vmw_stdu_connector_atomic_check(struct drm_connector *conn,
 	struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state;
 
 	conn_state = drm_atomic_get_connector_state(state, conn);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(conn_state))
+		return PTR_ERR(conn_state);
+
 	du = vmw_connector_to_stdu(conn);
 
 	if (!conn_state->crtc)