diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
index 7ddd040093..013aa721c3 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
@@ -3091,6 +3091,10 @@ static void sde_encoder_virt_disable(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 	}
 
 	sde_enc = to_sde_encoder_virt(drm_enc);
+	if (!sde_enc->cur_master) {
+		SDE_ERROR("Invalid cur_master\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	sde_conn = to_sde_connector(sde_enc->cur_master->connector);
 	SDE_DEBUG_ENC(sde_enc, "\n");