diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
index 4212b8c91dd4..d69d71ed7dd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ int ttm_bo_vm_access(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (!bo->resource) {
+		ret = -ENODATA;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	switch (bo->resource->mem_type) {
 	case TTM_PL_SYSTEM:
 		fallthrough;
@@ -435,6 +440,7 @@ int ttm_bo_vm_access(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 
+unlock:
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 
 	return ret;