diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
index e7b2e0234196..69139ce7420d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ struct sync_fence *sync_fence_create(const char *name, struct sync_pt *pt)
 	fence->num_fences = 1;
 	atomic_set(&fence->status, 1);
 
-	fence_get(&pt->base);
 	fence->cbs[0].sync_pt = &pt->base;
 	fence->cbs[0].fence = fence;
 	if (fence_add_callback(&pt->base, &fence->cbs[0].cb,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c
index 7e3f019d7e72..4662e00b456a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-ldb.c
@@ -574,6 +574,9 @@ static void imx_ldb_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		struct imx_ldb_channel *channel = &imx_ldb->channel[i];
 
+		if (!channel->connector.funcs)
+			continue;
+
 		channel->connector.funcs->destroy(&channel->connector);
 		channel->encoder.funcs->destroy(&channel->encoder);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipuv3-plane.c b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipuv3-plane.c
index 6f393a11f44d..50de10a550e9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipuv3-plane.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipuv3-plane.c
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ static void ipu_plane_dpms(struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane, int mode)
 
 		ipu_idmac_put(ipu_plane->ipu_ch);
 		ipu_dmfc_put(ipu_plane->dmfc);
-		ipu_dp_put(ipu_plane->dp);
+		if (ipu_plane->dp)
+			ipu_dp_put(ipu_plane->dp);
 	}
 }