if (split[i]) {
                        if (odm) {
-                               if (split[i] == 4 && old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe)
+                               if (split[i] == 4 && old_pipe->next_odm_pipe && old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe)
                                        old_index = old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe->pipe_idx;
                                else if (old_pipe->next_odm_pipe)
                                        old_index = old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->pipe_idx;
                        } else {
-                               if (split[i] == 4 && old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe &&
+                               if (split[i] == 4 && old_pipe->bottom_pipe && old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe &&
                                                old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->plane_state == old_pipe->plane_state)
                                        old_index = old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->pipe_idx;
                                else if (old_pipe->bottom_pipe &&
                                goto validate_fail;
                        newly_split[pipe_4to1->pipe_idx] = true;
 
-                       if (odm && old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe)
+                       if (odm && old_pipe->next_odm_pipe && old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe
+                                       && old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe)
                                old_index = old_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe->next_odm_pipe->pipe_idx;
-                       else if (!odm && old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe &&
-                                               old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->plane_state == old_pipe->plane_state)
+                       else if (!odm && old_pipe->bottom_pipe && old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe &&
+                                       old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe &&
+                                       old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->plane_state == old_pipe->plane_state)
                                old_index = old_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->bottom_pipe->pipe_idx;
                        else
                                old_index = -1;