diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index cffba9ca7ec24e..5737364fbb5420 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ void msm_drv_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * msm_drm_init, drm_dev->registered is used as an indicator that the
 	 * shutdown will be successful.
 	 */
-	if (drm && drm->registered)
+	if (drm && drm->registered && priv->kms)
 		drm_atomic_helper_shutdown(drm);
 }