diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c
index e8629076de32..4484785cd9ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ bool drm_i2c_encoder_mode_fixup(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 		const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 		struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode)
 {
+	if (!get_slave_funcs(encoder)->mode_fixup)
+		return true;
+
 	return get_slave_funcs(encoder)->mode_fixup(encoder, mode, adjusted_mode);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_i2c_encoder_mode_fixup);