diff --git a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c
index 658a5fb1fda6..2ad343728782 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c
@@ -437,8 +437,9 @@ static void aie2_sched_job_free(struct drm_sched_job *sched_job)
 	struct amdxdna_sched_job *job = drm_job_to_xdna_job(sched_job);
 	struct amdxdna_hwctx *hwctx = job->hwctx;
 
+	/* job->drv_cmd could be freed, so use DEFAULT_IO */
 	trace_xdna_job(sched_job, hwctx->name, "job free",
-		       job->seq, job->drv_cmd ? job->drv_cmd->opcode : DEFAULT_IO);
+		       job->seq, DEFAULT_IO);
 	if (!job->job_done)
 		up(&hwctx->priv->job_sem);