diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
index e95fceac8f8bf38d3f837b636cd05bf0e41d2cac..56d36779d21321f0e4c74d1606b6952bdee392a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ drm_connector_pick_cmdline_mode(struct drm_connector *connector)
 
 create_mode:
 	mode = drm_mode_create_from_cmdline_mode(connector->dev, cmdline_mode);
-	list_add(&mode->head, &connector->modes);
+	if (mode)
+		list_add(&mode->head, &connector->modes);
 
 	return mode;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
index 910561d4f07196a0297d44542400f08307758792..74a5739df506aaed0994f842e024f55fec4ea4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ struct drm_display_mode *drm_cvt_mode(struct drm_device *dev, int hdisplay,
 	int interlace;
 	u64 tmp;
 
+	if (!hdisplay || !vdisplay)
+		return NULL;
+
 	/* allocate the drm_display_mode structure. If failure, we will
 	 * return directly
 	 */
@@ -392,6 +395,9 @@ drm_gtf_mode_complex(struct drm_device *dev, int hdisplay, int vdisplay,
 	int hsync, hfront_porch, vodd_front_porch_lines;
 	unsigned int tmp1, tmp2;
 
+	if (!hdisplay || !vdisplay)
+		return NULL;
+
 	drm_mode = drm_mode_create(dev);
 	if (!drm_mode)
 		return NULL;