diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
index c1a99bf4dffd1..c4222b886db7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int __alloc_range(struct drm_buddy *mm,
 		list_add(&block->left->tmp_link, dfs);
 	} while (1);
 
-	list_splice_tail(&allocated, blocks);
-
 	if (total_allocated < size) {
 		err = -ENOSPC;
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
+	list_splice_tail(&allocated, blocks);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_undo: