diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c
index 2851cac94d86..23fbee268119 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ komeda_wb_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	struct komeda_data_flow_cfg dflow;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!writeback_job || !writeback_job->fb) {
+	if (!writeback_job)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (!crtc_st->active) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("Cannot write the composition result out on a inactive CRTC.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_mw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_mw.c
index 2e812525025d..a59227b2cdb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_mw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_mw.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ malidp_mw_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	int i, n_planes;
 
-	if (!conn_state->writeback_job || !conn_state->writeback_job->fb)
+	if (!conn_state->writeback_job)
 		return 0;
 
 	fb = conn_state->writeback_job->fb;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void malidp_mw_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *drm,
 
 	mw_state = to_mw_state(conn_state);
 
-	if (conn_state->writeback_job && conn_state->writeback_job->fb) {
+	if (conn_state->writeback_job) {
 		struct drm_framebuffer *fb = conn_state->writeback_job->fb;
 
 		DRM_DEV_DEBUG_DRIVER(drm->dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index 419381abbdd1..14aeaf736321 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -430,10 +430,15 @@ static int drm_atomic_connector_check(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (writeback_job->out_fence && !writeback_job->fb) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] requesting out-fence without framebuffer\n",
-				 connector->base.id, connector->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!writeback_job->fb) {
+		if (writeback_job->out_fence) {
+			DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] requesting out-fence without framebuffer\n",
+					 connector->base.id, connector->name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		drm_writeback_cleanup_job(writeback_job);
+		state->writeback_job = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_writeback.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_writeback.c
index ae07290bba6a..04efa78d70b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_writeback.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int rcar_du_wb_enc_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 
-	if (!conn_state->writeback_job || !conn_state->writeback_job->fb)
+	if (!conn_state->writeback_job)
 		return 0;
 
 	fb = conn_state->writeback_job->fb;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void rcar_du_writeback_setup(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc,
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	state = rcrtc->writeback.base.state;
-	if (!state || !state->writeback_job || !state->writeback_job->fb)
+	if (!state || !state->writeback_job)
 		return;
 
 	fb = state->writeback_job->fb;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_txp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_txp.c
index 96f91c1b4b6e..e92fa1275034 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_txp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_txp.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int vc4_txp_connector_atomic_check(struct drm_connector *conn,
 	int i;
 
 	conn_state = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, conn);
-	if (!conn_state->writeback_job || !conn_state->writeback_job->fb)
+	if (!conn_state->writeback_job)
 		return 0;
 
 	crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, conn_state->crtc);
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ static void vc4_txp_connector_atomic_commit(struct drm_connector *conn,
 	u32 ctrl;
 	int i;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!conn_state->writeback_job ||
-		    !conn_state->writeback_job->fb))
+	if (WARN_ON(!conn_state->writeback_job))
 		return;
 
 	mode = &conn_state->crtc->state->adjusted_mode;