diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c
index 9c3dc9a5bb46e51cde02ee8e93c8991beec858f6..2033214c4b7848cdf55f2def59c4ecea687f649b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ static int nv17_tv_get_ld_modes(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 		struct drm_display_mode *mode;
 
 		mode = drm_mode_duplicate(encoder->dev, tv_mode);
+		if (!mode)
+			continue;
 
 		mode->clock = tv_norm->tv_enc_mode.vrefresh *
 			mode->htotal / 1000 *