diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
index 49a47807c42d..16be61abd998 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
@@ -1060,10 +1060,9 @@ int amdgpu_vm_bo_update(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_bo_va *bo_va,
 	 * next command submission.
 	 */
 	if (bo && bo->tbo.base.resv == vm->root.bo->tbo.base.resv) {
-		uint32_t mem_type = bo->tbo.resource->mem_type;
-
-		if (!(bo->preferred_domains &
-		      amdgpu_mem_type_to_domain(mem_type)))
+		if (bo->tbo.resource &&
+		    !(bo->preferred_domains &
+		      amdgpu_mem_type_to_domain(bo->tbo.resource->mem_type)))
 			amdgpu_vm_bo_evicted(&bo_va->base);
 		else
 			amdgpu_vm_bo_idle(&bo_va->base);