diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
index 212c14d99f6b..76da3f932f24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,11 @@ int amdgpu_gem_op_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		 * If that number is larger than the size of the array, the ioctl must
 		 * be retried.
 		 */
+		if (!bo_va) {
+			r = -ENOENT;
+			goto out_exec;
+		}
+
 		if (args->num_entries > INT_MAX / sizeof(*vm_entries)) {
 			r = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_exec;