1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_dev.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_dev.c
index 3c63347d2d08..430f2ed2ccd3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_dev.c
@@ -1170,6 +1170,11 @@ static int vchiq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	dev_dbg(state->dev, "arm: vchiq open\n");
 
+	if (!vchiq_remote_initialised(state)) {
+		dev_dbg(state->dev, "arm: vchiq has no connection to VideoCore\n");
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+	}
+
 	instance = kzalloc(sizeof(*instance), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!instance)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1200,7 +1205,7 @@ static int vchiq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	dev_dbg(state->dev, "arm: instance=%p\n", instance);
 
-	if (!state) {
+	if (!vchiq_remote_initialised(state)) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto out;
 	}