diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
index d1f56d37405f..994f6a091b49 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ int omapfb_ioctl(struct fb_info *fbi, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (!display->driver->enable_te) {
+		if (!display || !display->driver->enable_te) {
 			r = -ENODEV;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
index a545e8d4817f..db307e3c1dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
@@ -1271,6 +1271,9 @@ static int omapfb_blank(int blank, struct fb_info *fbi)
 	int do_update = 0;
 	int r = 0;
 
+	if (!display)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	omapfb_lock(fbdev);
 
 	switch (blank) {