diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
index f44b8d887d..99f0d6be76 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
@@ -3021,7 +3021,8 @@ static void sde_encoder_underrun_callback(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 	SDE_ATRACE_BEGIN("encoder_underrun_callback");
 	atomic_inc(&phy_enc->underrun_cnt);
 	SDE_EVT32(DRMID(drm_enc), atomic_read(&phy_enc->underrun_cnt));
-	if (sde_enc->cur_master->ops.get_underrun_line_count)
+	if (sde_enc->cur_master &&
+			sde_enc->cur_master->ops.get_underrun_line_count)
 		sde_enc->cur_master->ops.get_underrun_line_count(
 				sde_enc->cur_master);