diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 145dc83d302d0..a07b627329234 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3688,7 +3688,7 @@ i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	lockdep_assert_held(&obj->base.dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, vm, view);
-	if (IS_ERR(vma))
+	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(vma)))
 		return vma;
 
 	if (i915_vma_misplaced(vma, size, alignment, flags)) {