diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_rotator.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_rotator.c
index 56f359849849..7e5dbae9544d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_rotator.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_rotator.c
@@ -565,6 +565,11 @@ static int mdss_mdp_rotator_queue_sub(struct mdss_mdp_rotator_session *rot,
 
 	pipe = rot_pipe->pipe;
 
+	if (!pipe->mixer_left) {
+		pr_debug("Mixer left is null\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	orig_ctl = pipe->mixer_left->ctl;
 	if (orig_ctl->shared_lock)
 		mutex_lock(orig_ctl->shared_lock);