diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 3e3c7ab..d4607b2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
 			   uint32_t handle, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
 {
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = vmw_priv(crtc->dev);
-	struct ttm_object_file *tfile = vmw_fpriv(file_priv)->tfile;
 	struct vmw_display_unit *du = vmw_crtc_to_du(crtc);
 	struct vmw_surface *surface = NULL;
 	struct vmw_dma_buffer *dmabuf = NULL;
@@ -197,6 +196,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if (handle) {
+		struct ttm_object_file *tfile = vmw_fpriv(file_priv)->tfile;
+
 		ret = vmw_user_lookup_handle(dev_priv, tfile,
 					     handle, &surface, &dmabuf);
 		if (ret) {