diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_util.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_util.c
index d0bf61679f61..22656175edf8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_util.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_util.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static int mdss_mdp_get_img(struct msmfb_data *img,
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!*start) {
+	if (start && !*start) {
 		pr_err("start address is zero!\n");
 		mdss_mdp_put_img(data, rotator, dir);
 		return -ENOMEM;