diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
index b6a0806b06bffaf6da9178905f9b2f6bb037d384..a1c68e6a689e32fd0dd4d74c805ee4afd0836a99 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ static void *vmw_local_fifo_reserve(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				return fifo_state->static_buffer;
 			else {
 				fifo_state->dynamic_buffer = vmalloc(bytes);
+				if (!fifo_state->dynamic_buffer)
+					goto out_err;
 				return fifo_state->dynamic_buffer;
 			}
 		}