diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/df_protocol.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/df_protocol.py
index 8f258ce27b2..0f0cce283f3 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/df_protocol.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/df_protocol.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
 import collections
 import enum
 from typing import (
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_df_protocol.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_df_protocol.py
index d24c8ca2860..2f851e805b4 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_df_protocol.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_df_protocol.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
 from typing import Any, Tuple
 
 import cupy as cp
@@ -27,13 +29,19 @@ def assert_buffer_equal(buffer_and_dtype: Tuple[_CuDFBuffer, Any], cudfcol):
     )
     # check that non null values are the equals as nulls are represented
     # by sentinel values in the buffer.
-    non_null_idxs = cudf.Series(cudfcol) != cudf.NA
+    # FIXME: In gh-10202 some minimal fixes were added to unblock CI. But
+    # currently only non-null values are compared, null positions are
+    # unchecked.
+    non_null_idxs = ~cudf.Series(cudfcol).isna()
     assert_eq(col_from_buf[non_null_idxs], cudfcol[non_null_idxs])
 
     if dtype[0] != _DtypeKind.BOOL:
-        array_from_dlpack = cp.fromDlpack(buf.__dlpack__())
-        col_array = cp.asarray(cudfcol.data_array_view)
-        assert_eq(array_from_dlpack.flatten(), col_array.flatten())
+        array_from_dlpack = cp.fromDlpack(buf.__dlpack__()).get()
+        col_array = cp.asarray(cudfcol.data_array_view).get()
+        assert_eq(
+            array_from_dlpack[non_null_idxs.to_numpy()].flatten(),
+            col_array[non_null_idxs.to_numpy()].flatten(),
+        )
     else:
         pytest.raises(TypeError, buf.__dlpack__)