diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index 1d80b4f7c681..4694386cc623 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_get_process(const struct task_struct *thread)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	process = find_process(thread);
+	if (!process)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	return process;
 }