diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
index ec784e58da5c..414e585ec7dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ int exynos_g2d_exec_ioctl(struct drm_device *drm_dev, void *data,
 	/* Let the runqueue know that there is work to do. */
 	queue_work(g2d->g2d_workq, &g2d->runqueue_work);
 
-	if (runqueue_node->async)
+	if (req->async)
 		goto out;
 
 	wait_for_completion(&runqueue_node->complete);