diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
index 7120610f4850..151c3344459c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ const char __rcu *dma_fence_driver_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
 
 	/* RCU protection is required for safe access to returned string */
 	ops = rcu_dereference(fence->ops);
-	if (!dma_fence_test_signaled_flag(fence))
+	if (ops)
 		return (const char __rcu *)ops->get_driver_name(fence);
 	else
 		return (const char __rcu *)"detached-driver";
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ const char __rcu *dma_fence_timeline_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
 
 	/* RCU protection is required for safe access to returned string */
 	ops = rcu_dereference(fence->ops);
-	if (!dma_fence_test_signaled_flag(fence))
+	if (ops)
 		return (const char __rcu *)ops->get_timeline_name(fence);
 	else
 		return (const char __rcu *)"signaled-timeline";