diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index 3f3982ae9974..455d9ae6c41c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ intel_get_crtc_new_encoder(const struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 		num_encoders++;
 	}
 
-	drm_WARN(encoder->base.dev, num_encoders != 1,
+	drm_WARN(state->base.dev, num_encoders != 1,
 		 "%d encoders for pipe %c\n",
 		 num_encoders, pipe_name(master_crtc->pipe));