diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
index 034f202dfe8fa7734c4c6e306e18246baff4887b..40800ec5700a8a3ed87745e9f0d3e786d3e19779 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ static int atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *p,
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!state->base.crtc || !fb)
+	if (!state->base.crtc || WARN_ON(!fb))
 		return 0;
 
 	crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_existing_crtc_state(s->state, s->crtc);