diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index cb410a1..588cb2a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -4409,6 +4409,8 @@
     if (CC_UNLIKELY(display == 0)) return BAD_VALUE;
 
     const sp<const DisplayDevice> device(getDisplayDeviceLocked(display));
+    if (CC_UNLIKELY(device == 0)) return BAD_VALUE;
+
     DisplayRenderArea renderArea(device, sourceCrop, reqHeight, reqWidth, rotation);
 
     auto traverseLayers = std::bind(std::mem_fn(&SurfaceFlinger::traverseLayersInDisplay), this,