diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c
index d8064276431cf5ab60bf406bd87d1f1f407a4bab..89b6ca9b14a7f34170f2004f371252b8a4fe10e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static int shrink_boom(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 
 		explode = fake_dma_object(i915, size);
 		if (IS_ERR(explode)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(purge);
+			err = PTR_ERR(explode);
 			goto err_purge;
 		}