diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index e1f18020170a..b07f052474d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -1272,9 +1272,13 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dx_bind_query(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				 SVGA3dCmdHeader *header)
 {
 	VMW_DECLARE_CMD_VAR(*cmd, SVGA3dCmdDXBindQuery);
+	struct vmw_ctx_validation_info *ctx_node = VMW_GET_CTX_NODE(sw_context);
 	struct vmw_bo *vmw_bo;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!ctx_node)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	cmd = container_of(header, typeof(*cmd), header);
 
 	/*
@@ -1288,7 +1292,7 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dx_bind_query(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		return ret;
 
 	sw_context->dx_query_mob = vmw_bo;
-	sw_context->dx_query_ctx = sw_context->dx_ctx_node->ctx;
+	sw_context->dx_query_ctx = ctx_node->ctx;
 	return 0;
 }