diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/util.c b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/util.c
index 1111111..2222222 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/util.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/util.c
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ static int amd_pmf_populate_data(struct amd_pmf_dev *pdev, struct amd_pmf_info *

 static long amd_pmf_set_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct amd_pmf_dev *pdev = filp->private_data;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	struct amd_pmf_info info = {};
+	struct amd_pmf_dev *pdev;
 	size_t copy_size;
 	__u64 user_size;
 	int ret;
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ static long amd_pmf_set_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long
 		return -EFAULT;

 	guard(mutex)(&pmf_util_lock);
+	pdev = pmf_dev_handle;
+	if (!pdev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	ret = amd_pmf_populate_data(pdev, &info);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -115,7 +119,6 @@ static int amd_pmf_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (!pmf_dev_handle)
 		return -ENODEV;

-	filp->private_data = pmf_dev_handle;
 	return 0;
 }