diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
index e40a1b07a014..343476d15726 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void
 nouveau_fbcon_accel_save_disable(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
-	if (drm->fbcon) {
+	if (drm->fbcon && drm->fbcon->helper.fbdev) {
 		drm->fbcon->saved_flags = drm->fbcon->helper.fbdev->flags;
 		drm->fbcon->helper.fbdev->flags |= FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED;
 	}
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void
 nouveau_fbcon_accel_restore(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
-	if (drm->fbcon) {
+	if (drm->fbcon && drm->fbcon->helper.fbdev) {
 		drm->fbcon->helper.fbdev->flags = drm->fbcon->saved_flags;
 	}
 }
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ nouveau_fbcon_accel_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct nouveau_fbdev *fbcon = drm->fbcon;
 	if (fbcon && drm->channel) {
 		console_lock();
-		fbcon->helper.fbdev->flags |= FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED;
+		if (fbcon->helper.fbdev)
+			fbcon->helper.fbdev->flags |= FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED;
 		console_unlock();
 		nouveau_channel_idle(drm->channel);
 		nvif_object_fini(&fbcon->twod);