diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_g1_mpeg2_dec.c b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_g1_mpeg2_dec.c
index e0d6bd0a6e44..6a942f4b8a2d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_g1_mpeg2_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_g1_mpeg2_dec.c
@@ -161,8 +161,13 @@ int hantro_g1_mpeg2_dec_run(struct hantro_ctx *ctx)
 
 	seq = hantro_get_ctrl(ctx,
 			      V4L2_CID_STATELESS_MPEG2_SEQUENCE);
+	if (WARN_ON(!seq))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	pic = hantro_get_ctrl(ctx,
 			      V4L2_CID_STATELESS_MPEG2_PICTURE);
+	if (WARN_ON(!pic))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	reg = G1_REG_DEC_AXI_RD_ID(0) |
 	      G1_REG_DEC_TIMEOUT_E(1) |