diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
index 91d196a397cf..1c16bc1084c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ static int drm_fbdev_client_restore(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool force)
 {
 	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper = drm_fb_helper_from_client(client);
 
+	/*
+	 * The client is registered before the initial fbdev probe.
+	 * If probing failed, the client remains registered but there
+	 * is no valid fbdev framebuffer to restore.
+	 */
+	if (!fb_helper->info || !fb_helper->fb)
+		return 0;
+
 	drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(fb_helper, force);
 
 	return 0;