diff --git a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-hdmi.c b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-hdmi.c
index c5c61f5a9ea0..45be8aa724f3 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-hdmi.c
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ mtk_hdmi_phy_dev_get_ops(const struct mtk_hdmi_phy *hdmi_phy)
 	    hdmi_phy->conf->hdmi_phy_disable_tmds)
 		return &mtk_hdmi_phy_dev_ops;
 
-	dev_err(hdmi_phy->dev, "Failed to get dev ops of phy\n");
-		return NULL;
+	if (hdmi_phy)
+		dev_err(hdmi_phy->dev, "Failed to get dev ops of phy\n");
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void mtk_hdmi_phy_clk_get_data(struct mtk_hdmi_phy *hdmi_phy,