diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
index 82fd6e82450f..1fe4e1d344fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
@@ -279,16 +279,25 @@ static struct drm_display_mode *drm_has_preferred_mode(struct drm_connector *con
 static bool drm_has_cmdline_mode(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_help_conn = connector->fb_helper_private;
-	struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
+	struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode;
+
+	if (!fb_help_conn)
+		return false;
+
+	cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
 	return cmdline_mode->specified;
 }
 
 static struct drm_display_mode *drm_pick_cmdline_mode(struct drm_connector *connector, int width, int height)
 {
 	struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_help_conn = connector->fb_helper_private;
-	struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
+	struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode;
 	struct drm_display_mode *mode = NULL;
 
+	if (!fb_help_conn)
+		return mode;
+
+	cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
 	if (cmdline_mode->specified == false)
 		return mode;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 2537d2e81849..10d810ef8faa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -90,8 +90,12 @@ static bool drm_fb_helper_connector_parse_command_line(struct drm_connector *con
 	int i;
 	enum drm_connector_force force = DRM_FORCE_UNSPECIFIED;
 	struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_help_conn = connector->fb_helper_private;
-	struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
+	struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode;
 
+	if (!fb_help_conn)
+		return false;
+
+	cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
 	if (!mode_option)
 		mode_option = fb_mode_option;
 
@@ -694,7 +698,13 @@ int drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe(struct drm_device *dev,
 	/* first up get a count of crtcs now in use and new min/maxes width/heights */
 	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list, head) {
 		struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_help_conn = connector->fb_helper_private;
-		struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
+
+		struct drm_fb_helper_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode;
+
+		if (!fb_help_conn)
+			continue;
+		
+		cmdline_mode = &fb_help_conn->cmdline_mode;
 
 		if (cmdline_mode->bpp_specified) {
 			switch (cmdline_mode->bpp) {