diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index e8c08e4a5eff9..63b8d7591253c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -1510,6 +1510,7 @@ static struct drm_framebuffer *vmw_kms_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		DRM_ERROR("Surface size cannot exceed %dx%d\n",
 			dev_priv->texture_max_width,
 			dev_priv->texture_max_height);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_out;
 	}