diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c
index a5e99ac305da..349775e88e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ static const u8 *mipi_exec_gpio(struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi, const u8 *data)
 	/* pull up/down */
 	action = *data++;
 
+	if (gpio >= ARRAY_SIZE(gtable)) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("unknown gpio %u\n", gpio);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	function = gtable[gpio].function_reg;
 	pad = gtable[gpio].pad_reg;
 
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@ static const u8 *mipi_exec_gpio(struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi, const u8 *data)
 	vlv_gpio_nc_write(dev_priv, pad, val);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->sb_lock);
 
+out:
 	return data;
 }