diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index 0c24347d56a6ff523524e5a2cfb00ff3476a9d5f..fc33f3f9ebc4c5e24c56171ab84aa3dfd0a5e7ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ void vmw_kms_cursor_snoop(struct vmw_surface *srf,
 			  struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 			  struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			  SVGA3dCmdHeader *header);
-void vmw_kms_write_svga(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv,
-			unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned pitch,
-			unsigned bpp, unsigned depth);
+int vmw_kms_write_svga(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv,
+		       unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned pitch,
+		       unsigned bpp, unsigned depth);
 int vmw_kms_update_layout_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				struct drm_file *file_priv);
 void vmw_kms_idle_workqueues(struct vmw_master *vmaster);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c
index 5fb80b138e8073b71d57e4ce3905622a9b9d04ec..b1888e801e22b470e18195c1a011cb0579cc0a67 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fb.c
@@ -158,10 +158,14 @@ static int vmw_fb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	struct vmw_fb_par *par = info->par;
 	struct vmw_private *vmw_priv = par->vmw_priv;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = vmw_kms_write_svga(vmw_priv, info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
+				 info->fix.line_length,
+				 par->bpp, par->depth);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	vmw_kms_write_svga(vmw_priv, info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
-			   info->fix.line_length,
-			   par->bpp, par->depth);
 	if (vmw_priv->capabilities & SVGA_CAP_DISPLAY_TOPOLOGY) {
 		/* TODO check if pitch and offset changes */
 		vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_NUM_GUEST_DISPLAYS, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index be8163b8f1ae88d4f6fe756a617b79a124a33b23..9ea2f05e72bb0ad73b1e6775c1d8c495dfa6bd1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ int vmw_kms_cursor_bypass_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void vmw_kms_write_svga(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv,
+int vmw_kms_write_svga(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv,
 			unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned pitch,
 			unsigned bpp, unsigned depth)
 {
@@ -1001,6 +1001,14 @@ void vmw_kms_write_svga(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv,
 	vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_WIDTH, width);
 	vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_HEIGHT, height);
 	vmw_write(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_BITS_PER_PIXEL, bpp);
+
+	if (vmw_read(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DEPTH) != depth) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Invalid depth %u for %u bpp, host expects %u\n",
+			  depth, bpp, vmw_read(vmw_priv, SVGA_REG_DEPTH));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int vmw_kms_save_vga(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
index c6d09a618353bad12feaef12f161bca59068ca2a..7e1901c4f065599c5fed30023d7ad3a9b9c0bc3a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
@@ -123,10 +123,8 @@ static int vmw_ldu_commit_list(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 			return 0;
 		fb = entry->base.crtc.fb;
 
-		vmw_kms_write_svga(dev_priv, w, h, fb->pitch,
-				   fb->bits_per_pixel, fb->depth);
-
-		return 0;
+		return vmw_kms_write_svga(dev_priv, w, h, fb->pitch,
+					  fb->bits_per_pixel, fb->depth);
 	}
 
 	if (!list_empty(&lds->active)) {
@@ -274,9 +272,7 @@ static int vmw_ldu_crtc_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 
 		vmw_ldu_del_active(dev_priv, ldu);
 
-		vmw_ldu_commit_list(dev_priv);
-
-		return 0;
+		return vmw_ldu_commit_list(dev_priv);
 	}
 
 
@@ -301,9 +297,7 @@ static int vmw_ldu_crtc_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 
 	vmw_ldu_add_active(dev_priv, ldu, vfb);
 
-	vmw_ldu_commit_list(dev_priv);
-
-	return 0;
+	return vmw_ldu_commit_list(dev_priv);
 }
 
 static struct drm_crtc_funcs vmw_legacy_crtc_funcs = {