diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index 3139987b82b100..264bd764f6f27d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -1160,7 +1160,8 @@ static void kfd_process_wq_release(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	ef = rcu_access_pointer(p->ef);
-	dma_fence_signal(ef);
+	if (ef)
+		dma_fence_signal(ef);
 
 	kfd_process_remove_sysfs(p);