diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
index fba2c831afe66..b262c5c26f109 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ vc4_cl_lookup_bos(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 fail:
 	drm_free_large(handles);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int