diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c
index 9a3e32075ebeb..4cdfabbf4964f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_submit.c
@@ -710,6 +710,10 @@ v3d_get_cpu_reset_performance_params(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 		}
 
 		job->performance_query.queries[i].syncobj = drm_syncobj_find(file_priv, sync);
+		if (!job->performance_query.queries[i].syncobj) {
+			err = -ENOENT;
+			goto error;
+		}
 	}
 	job->performance_query.count = reset.count;
 	job->performance_query.nperfmons = reset.nperfmons;
@@ -790,6 +794,10 @@ v3d_get_cpu_copy_performance_query_params(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 		}
 
 		job->performance_query.queries[i].syncobj = drm_syncobj_find(file_priv, sync);
+		if (!job->performance_query.queries[i].syncobj) {
+			err = -ENOENT;
+			goto error;
+		}
 	}
 	job->performance_query.count = copy.count;
 	job->performance_query.nperfmons = copy.nperfmons;