diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_cmd.c
index 93db1484f606..45079ee59cf6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_cmd.c
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ static int dpu_encoder_phys_cmd_control_vblank_irq(
 	if (!dpu_encoder_phys_cmd_is_master(phys_enc))
 		goto end;
 
+	/* IRQ not yet initialized */
+	if (!phys_enc->irq[INTR_IDX_RDPTR]) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
 	/* protect against negative */
 	if (!enable && refcount == 0) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;