diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
index 417b286132f5..4bd1c998e12d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ int dss_ovl_enable(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
 		goto err1;
 	}
 
-	if (ovl->get_device(ovl) == NULL) {
+	if (ovl->manager == NULL || ovl->manager->output == NULL) {
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		goto err1;
 	}
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ int dss_ovl_disable(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (ovl->get_device(ovl) == NULL) {
+	if (ovl->manager == NULL || ovl->manager->output == NULL) {
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;
 	}