diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_overlay.c
index 10730c9b2752..b0bc9ad2ef73 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_overlay.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int omap_overlay_assign(struct drm_atomic_state *s, struct drm_plane *plane,
 		r_ovl = omap_plane_find_free_overlay(s->dev, overlay_map,
 						     caps, fourcc);
 		if (!r_ovl) {
-			overlay_map[r_ovl->idx] = NULL;
+			overlay_map[ovl->idx] = NULL;
 			*overlay = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}