diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c
index a6caebd4a0dd6..5b00310ac4cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c
@@ -308,8 +308,10 @@ virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	virtio_gpu_fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*virtio_gpu_fb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (virtio_gpu_fb == NULL)
+	if (virtio_gpu_fb == NULL) {
+		drm_gem_object_put(obj);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	ret = virtio_gpu_framebuffer_init(dev, virtio_gpu_fb, mode_cmd, obj);
 	if (ret) {