diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 3faeb1a102..7ee2fd2b33 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static void dp_display_hdcp_register_streams(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 static void dp_display_hdcp_deregister_stream(struct dp_display_private *dp,
 		enum dp_stream_id stream_id)
 {
-	if (dp->hdcp.ops->deregister_streams) {
+	if (dp->hdcp.ops->deregister_streams && dp->active_panels[stream_id]) {
 		struct stream_info stream = {stream_id,
 				dp->active_panels[stream_id]->vcpi};