diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 0a06f9120b5a61b56f0a8db9c77a3374bd20e37d..ce54e985d91ba0b2ee11000c6aa499cffb4a1bba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static bool drm_fb_helper_is_bound(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 
 	/* Sometimes user space wants everything disabled, so don't steal the
 	 * display if there's a master. */
-	if (READ_ONCE(dev->master))
+	if (lockless_dereference(dev->master))
 		return false;
 
 	drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev) {