diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index aeafe1742d30..347d1f2c05f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static int set_proto_ctx_sseu(struct drm_i915_file_private *fpriv,
 		pe = &pc->user_engines[idx];
 
 		/* Only render engine supports RPCS configuration. */
-		if (pe->engine->class != RENDER_CLASS)
+		if (!pe->engine || pe->engine->class != RENDER_CLASS)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		sseu = &pe->sseu;