diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
index 155a5bbce680..55bb8a82d612 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ int drm_put_minor(struct drm_minor **minor_p)
  */
 void drm_put_dev(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	struct drm_driver *driver = dev->driver;
+	struct drm_driver *driver;
 	struct drm_map_list *r_list, *list_temp;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("\n");
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ void drm_put_dev(struct drm_device *dev)
 		DRM_ERROR("cleanup called no dev\n");
 		return;
 	}
+	driver = dev->driver;
 
 	drm_vblank_cleanup(dev);