diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index a7f628298365..acf6a5f38920 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ void drm_dev_printk(const struct device *dev, const char *level,
 	vaf.fmt = format;
 	vaf.va = &args;
 
-	dev_printk(level, dev, DRM_PRINTK_FMT, function_name, prefix,
-		   &vaf);
+	if (dev)
+		dev_printk(level, dev, DRM_PRINTK_FMT, function_name, prefix,
+			   &vaf);
+	else
+		printk("%s" DRM_PRINTK_FMT, level, function_name, prefix, &vaf);
 
 	va_end(args);
 }