diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 0dcfa6b76c45..1a90f0a2f7e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -622,8 +622,10 @@ static int vmw_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long chipset)
 	}
 
 	dev_priv->fman = vmw_fence_manager_init(dev_priv);
-	if (unlikely(dev_priv->fman == NULL))
+	if (unlikely(dev_priv->fman == NULL)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_no_fman;
+	}
 
 	vmw_kms_save_vga(dev_priv);