diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c
index 739a08cddf6d..5ea57f6320b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ static int qxlfb_create(struct qxl_fbdev *qfbdev,
 	mode_cmd.pixel_format = drm_mode_legacy_fb_format(bpp, depth);
 
 	ret = qxlfb_create_pinned_object(qfbdev, &mode_cmd, &gobj);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	qbo = gem_to_qxl_bo(gobj);
 	QXL_INFO(qdev, "%s: %dx%d %d\n", __func__, mode_cmd.width,
 		 mode_cmd.height, mode_cmd.pitches[0]);