diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_cce.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_cce.c
index 15252f60bbd3..4c39a407aa4a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_cce.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_cce.c
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ static int r128_do_init_cce(struct drm_device * dev, drm_r128_init_t * init)
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("\n");
 
+	if (dev->dev_private) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("called when already initialized\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	dev_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(drm_r128_private_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev_priv == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -647,6 +652,8 @@ int r128_cce_start(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_pri
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	if (dev_priv->cce_running || dev_priv->cce_mode == R128_PM4_NONPM4) {
 		DRM_DEBUG("while CCE running\n");
 		return 0;
@@ -669,6 +676,8 @@ int r128_cce_stop(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	/* Flush any pending CCE commands.  This ensures any outstanding
 	 * commands are exectuted by the engine before we turn it off.
 	 */
@@ -706,10 +715,7 @@ int r128_cce_reset(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_pri
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
-	if (!dev_priv) {
-		DRM_DEBUG("called before init done\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	r128_do_cce_reset(dev_priv);
 
@@ -726,6 +732,8 @@ int r128_cce_idle(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	if (dev_priv->cce_running) {
 		r128_do_cce_flush(dev_priv);
 	}
@@ -739,6 +747,8 @@ int r128_engine_reset(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev->dev_private);
+
 	return r128_do_engine_reset(dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_drv.h
index 797a26c42dab..3c60829d82e9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_drv.h
@@ -422,6 +422,14 @@ static __inline__ void r128_update_ring_snapshot(drm_r128_private_t * dev_priv)
  * Misc helper macros
  */
 
+#define DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(_dev_priv)				\
+do {									\
+	if (!_dev_priv) {						\
+		DRM_ERROR("called with no initialization\n");		\
+		return -EINVAL;						\
+	}								\
+} while (0)
+
 #define RING_SPACE_TEST_WITH_RETURN( dev_priv )				\
 do {									\
 	drm_r128_ring_buffer_t *ring = &dev_priv->ring; int i;		\
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_state.c
index 026a48c95c8f..af2665cf4718 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/r128/r128_state.c
@@ -1244,14 +1244,18 @@ static void r128_cce_dispatch_stipple(struct drm_device * dev, u32 * stipple)
 static int r128_cce_clear(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
 	drm_r128_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	drm_r128_sarea_t *sarea_priv = dev_priv->sarea_priv;
+	drm_r128_sarea_t *sarea_priv;
 	drm_r128_clear_t *clear = data;
 	DRM_DEBUG("\n");
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	RING_SPACE_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
+	sarea_priv = dev_priv->sarea_priv;
+
 	if (sarea_priv->nbox > R128_NR_SAREA_CLIPRECTS)
 		sarea_priv->nbox = R128_NR_SAREA_CLIPRECTS;
 
@@ -1312,6 +1316,8 @@ static int r128_cce_flip(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *fi
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	RING_SPACE_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	if (!dev_priv->page_flipping)
@@ -1331,6 +1337,8 @@ static int r128_cce_swap(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *fi
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	RING_SPACE_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	if (sarea_priv->nbox > R128_NR_SAREA_CLIPRECTS)
@@ -1354,10 +1362,7 @@ static int r128_cce_vertex(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
-	if (!dev_priv) {
-		DRM_ERROR("called with no initialization\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("pid=%d index=%d count=%d discard=%d\n",
 		  DRM_CURRENTPID, vertex->idx, vertex->count, vertex->discard);
@@ -1410,10 +1415,7 @@ static int r128_cce_indices(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
-	if (!dev_priv) {
-		DRM_ERROR("called with no initialization\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("pid=%d buf=%d s=%d e=%d d=%d\n", DRM_CURRENTPID,
 		  elts->idx, elts->start, elts->end, elts->discard);
@@ -1476,6 +1478,8 @@ static int r128_cce_blit(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *fi
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	DRM_DEBUG("pid=%d index=%d\n", DRM_CURRENTPID, blit->idx);
 
 	if (blit->idx < 0 || blit->idx >= dma->buf_count) {
@@ -1501,6 +1505,8 @@ static int r128_cce_depth(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *f
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	RING_SPACE_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1531,6 +1537,8 @@ static int r128_cce_stipple(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
+
 	if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(&mask, stipple->mask, 32 * sizeof(u32)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -1555,10 +1563,7 @@ static int r128_cce_indirect(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file
 
 	LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, file_priv);
 
-	if (!dev_priv) {
-		DRM_ERROR("called with no initialization\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("idx=%d s=%d e=%d d=%d\n",
 		  indirect->idx, indirect->start, indirect->end,
@@ -1620,10 +1625,7 @@ static int r128_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *fi
 	drm_r128_getparam_t *param = data;
 	int value;
 
-	if (!dev_priv) {
-		DRM_ERROR("called with no initialization\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	DEV_INIT_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev_priv);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("pid=%d\n", DRM_CURRENTPID);