diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp
index d6e2baf3c3..dbb3bb1c17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_object_plane.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ void DrmPlane::setBuffer(DrmBuffer *buffer)
 
 bool DrmPlane::needsModeset() const
 {
-    return getProp(PropertyIndex::CrtcId)->needsCommit() || getProp(PropertyIndex::Rotation)->needsCommit();
+    auto rotation = getProp(PropertyIndex::Rotation);
+    if (rotation && rotation->needsCommit()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return getProp(PropertyIndex::CrtcId)->needsCommit();
 }
 
 }