diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c
index c56ac47cd3189779333acc9e8da89a8f9ad7c5be..bc47f6a44456440a0d85ad028fe75d5f83b3e8be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ int kfd_interrupt_init(struct kfd_dev *kfd)
 	}
 
 	kfd->ih_wq = alloc_workqueue("KFD IH", WQ_HIGHPRI, 1);
+	if (unlikely(!kfd->ih_wq)) {
+		kfifo_free(&kfd->ih_fifo);
+		dev_err(kfd_chardev(), "Failed to allocate KFD IH workqueue\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	spin_lock_init(&kfd->interrupt_lock);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&kfd->interrupt_work, interrupt_wq);