diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
index bd2791c4b002..886ed5d8e304 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
@@ -772,6 +772,9 @@ static int atmel_hlcdc_plane_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *p,
 			drm_plane_state_to_atmel_hlcdc_plane_state(s);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!new_state->fb)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = atmel_hlcdc_layer_update_start(&plane->layer);
 	if (!ret)
 		state->prepared = true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c
index 148688fb920a..d8639e46bd2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@ int drm_plane_helper_commit(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (plane_funcs->prepare_fb && plane_state->fb &&
-	    plane_state->fb != old_fb) {
+	if (plane_funcs->prepare_fb && plane_state->fb != old_fb) {
 		ret = plane_funcs->prepare_fb(plane,
 					      plane_state);
 		if (ret)