diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index 95ec18c2f49c..9a476f902c42 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -995,6 +995,8 @@ v4l2_subdev_get_try_format(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 			   struct v4l2_subdev_state *state,
 			   unsigned int pad)
 {
+	if (WARN_ON(!state))
+		return NULL;
 	if (WARN_ON(pad >= sd->entity.num_pads))
 		pad = 0;
 	return &state->pads[pad].try_fmt;
@@ -1013,6 +1015,8 @@ v4l2_subdev_get_try_crop(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 			 struct v4l2_subdev_state *state,
 			 unsigned int pad)
 {
+	if (WARN_ON(!state))
+		return NULL;
 	if (WARN_ON(pad >= sd->entity.num_pads))
 		pad = 0;
 	return &state->pads[pad].try_crop;
@@ -1031,6 +1035,8 @@ v4l2_subdev_get_try_compose(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 			    struct v4l2_subdev_state *state,
 			    unsigned int pad)
 {
+	if (WARN_ON(!state))
+		return NULL;
 	if (WARN_ON(pad >= sd->entity.num_pads))
 		pad = 0;
 	return &state->pads[pad].try_compose;