diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp5/mdp5_pipe.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp5/mdp5_pipe.c
index 88de12225582..69fe09b41087 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp5/mdp5_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp5/mdp5_pipe.c
@@ -134,12 +134,13 @@ int mdp5_pipe_release(struct drm_atomic_state *s, struct mdp5_hw_pipe *hwpipe)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = s->dev->dev_private;
 	struct mdp5_kms *mdp5_kms = to_mdp5_kms(to_mdp_kms(priv->kms));
-	struct mdp5_global_state *state = mdp5_get_global_state(s);
+	struct mdp5_global_state *state;
 	struct mdp5_hw_pipe_state *new_state;
 
 	if (!hwpipe)
 		return 0;
 
+	state = mdp5_get_global_state(s);
 	if (IS_ERR(state))
 		return PTR_ERR(state);