diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
index 92285f4550ed..cd4fc1f00d48 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
@@ -3792,10 +3792,9 @@ static int mdss_fb_get_metadata(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd,
 				struct msmfb_metadata *metadata)
 {
 	struct mdss_data_type *mdata = mfd_to_mdata(mfd);
-	struct mdss_mdp_ctl *ctl = mfd_to_ctl(mfd);
+	struct mdss_mdp_ctl *ctl = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
-	if (!ctl)
-		return -EPERM;
+
 	switch (metadata->op) {
 	case metadata_op_frame_rate:
 		metadata->data.panel_frame_rate =
@@ -3814,7 +3813,8 @@ static int mdss_fb_get_metadata(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd,
 		}
 		break;
 	case metadata_op_crc:
-		if (mdss_fb_is_power_off(mfd))
+		ctl = mfd_to_ctl(mfd);
+		if (!ctl || mdss_fb_is_power_off(mfd))
 			return -EPERM;
 		ret = mdss_misr_get(mdata, &metadata->data.misr_request, ctl);
 		break;