diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.c
index e94d6ebc9f81..5b10f9f49b9f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ int wave5_vpu_dec_get_output_info(struct vpu_instance *inst, struct dec_output_i
 	struct vpu_device *vpu_dev = inst->dev;
 	struct dec_output_info *disp_info;
 
-	if (!info)
+	if (WARN_ON(!info))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	p_dec_info = &inst->codec_info->dec_info;