diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c
index 5168c76cff53..abf85170f6d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ static int imx_ldb_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 		struct drm_display_mode *mode;
 
 		mode = drm_mode_create(connector->dev);
+		if (!mode)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		drm_mode_copy(mode, &imx_ldb_ch->mode);
 		mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER | DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;
 		drm_mode_probed_add(connector, mode);