diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c
index 35ed2add6189c68e405dc5cf0715ad329c5ece9a..813ba42f27539ce94b85afc20295e411f6b4c123 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c
@@ -922,8 +922,13 @@ int hdmi4_core_init(struct platform_device *pdev, struct hdmi_core_data *core)
 {
 	const struct hdmi4_features *features;
 	struct resource *res;
+	const struct soc_device_attribute *soc;
 
-	features = soc_device_match(hdmi4_soc_devices)->data;
+	soc = soc_device_match(hdmi4_soc_devices);
+	if (!soc)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	features = soc->data;
 	core->cts_swmode = features->cts_swmode;
 	core->audio_use_mclk = features->audio_use_mclk;