diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout_vrfb.c b/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout_vrfb.c
index c6e252760c62..b8638e4e1627 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout_vrfb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout_vrfb.c
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ void omap_vout_free_vrfb_buffers(struct omap_vout_device *vout)
 	int j;
 
 	for (j = 0; j < VRFB_NUM_BUFS; j++) {
-		omap_vout_free_buffer(vout->smsshado_virt_addr[j],
-				vout->smsshado_size);
-		vout->smsshado_virt_addr[j] = 0;
-		vout->smsshado_phy_addr[j] = 0;
+		if (vout->smsshado_virt_addr[j]) {
+			omap_vout_free_buffer(vout->smsshado_virt_addr[j],
+					      vout->smsshado_size);
+			vout->smsshado_virt_addr[j] = 0;
+			vout->smsshado_phy_addr[j] = 0;
+		}
 	}
 }