diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index ddd5e8a597235f56faa09ff8ccd37aa0ce67c45e..d1f4a48dee0f07e0c5c2bbf66cb71b023b4910d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -3891,14 +3891,14 @@ static void *vmw_execbuf_cmdbuf(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	int ret;
 
 	*header = NULL;
-	if (!dev_priv->cman || kernel_commands)
-		return kernel_commands;
-
 	if (command_size > SVGA_CB_MAX_SIZE) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Command buffer is too large.\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
+	if (!dev_priv->cman || kernel_commands)
+		return kernel_commands;
+
 	/* If possible, add a little space for fencing. */
 	cmdbuf_size = command_size + 512;
 	cmdbuf_size = min_t(size_t, cmdbuf_size, SVGA_CB_MAX_SIZE);