diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 5b59d5ad7d1c..aac212297b49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -230,10 +230,12 @@ update_connector_routing(struct drm_atomic_state *state, int conn_idx)
 	}
 
 	connector_state->best_encoder = new_encoder;
-	idx = drm_crtc_index(connector_state->crtc);
+	if (connector_state->crtc) {
+		idx = drm_crtc_index(connector_state->crtc);
 
-	crtc_state = state->crtc_states[idx];
-	crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
+		crtc_state = state->crtc_states[idx];
+		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
+	}
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] using [ENCODER:%d:%s] on [CRTC:%d]\n",
 			 connector->base.id,