diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c
index c56ac47cd3189779333acc9e8da89a8f9ad7c5be..c07c9bf58d5f891dcf4ae191bef897a21a37bcb4 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 (!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);