diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
index c804e5ba682af..c1356aff87da3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct drm_fb_helper *msm_fbdev_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	fbdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*fbdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!fbdev)
-		goto fail;
+		return NULL;
 
 	helper = &fbdev->base;