diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
index 246338d40..b1e90bd8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * GK20A Graphics
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2016, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2017, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -1791,12 +1791,13 @@ static int gk20a_can_busy(struct gk20a *g)
 int gk20a_busy(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct gk20a *g = get_gk20a(dev);
+	struct gk20a *g;
 	struct gk20a_platform *platform;
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	g = get_gk20a(dev);
 	platform = gk20a_get_platform(dev);
 
 	if (!g || !gk20a_can_busy(g))