diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 63b8d7591253..10d596cb4b40 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -1265,6 +1265,8 @@ static int vmw_framebuffer_surface_create_handle(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	struct vmw_framebuffer_surface *vfbs = vmw_framebuffer_to_vfbs(fb);
 	struct vmw_bo *bo = vmw_user_object_buffer(&vfbs->uo);
 
+	if (WARN_ON(!bo))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	return drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, &bo->tbo.base, handle);
 }