diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index 43aa058e29fca92368c55aa3b458393951de72e8..663a7c9ca3d3042dfef8b373e6fb769ac9c7babb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -1389,8 +1389,9 @@ intel_vgpu_create_workload(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id,
 		intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 	}
 
-	if (ret && (vgpu_is_vm_unhealthy(ret))) {
-		enter_failsafe_mode(vgpu, GVT_FAILSAFE_GUEST_ERR);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (vgpu_is_vm_unhealthy(ret))
+			enter_failsafe_mode(vgpu, GVT_FAILSAFE_GUEST_ERR);
 		intel_vgpu_destroy_workload(workload);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}