diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c
index 027d7d504e78..9c89189a226d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c
@@ -105,10 +105,14 @@ struct vmw_fifo_state *vmw_fifo_create(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 		return NULL;
 
 	fifo = kzalloc(sizeof(*fifo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fifo)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	fifo->static_buffer_size = VMWGFX_FIFO_STATIC_SIZE;
 	fifo->static_buffer = vmalloc(fifo->static_buffer_size);
-	if (unlikely(fifo->static_buffer == NULL))
+	if (unlikely(fifo->static_buffer == NULL)) {
+		kfree(fifo);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	fifo->dynamic_buffer = NULL;
 	fifo->reserved_size = 0;