1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c b/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
index 11acd4c35ed2..8c6ed3b0c6f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ static int omap_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
          */
         ret = omap_gem_get_paddr(fbdev->bo, &paddr, true);
         if (ret) {
-                dev_err(dev->dev, "could not map (paddr)!\n");
+                dev_err(dev->dev,
+                        "could not map (paddr)!  Skipping framebuffer alloc\n");
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                 goto fail;
         }
@@ -388,8 +389,11 @@ void omap_fbdev_free(struct drm_device *dev)
 
         fbi = helper->fbdev;
 
-        unregister_framebuffer(fbi);
-        framebuffer_release(fbi);
+        /* only cleanup framebuffer if it is present */
+        if (fbi) {
+                unregister_framebuffer(fbi);
+                framebuffer_release(fbi);
+        }
 
         drm_fb_helper_fini(helper);