diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vram.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vram.c
index 5b4a3ab81cd5..01241ce4d07c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vram.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vram.c
@@ -215,16 +215,12 @@ int virtio_gpu_vram_create(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 	/* Create fake offset */
 	ret = drm_gem_create_mmap_offset(obj);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(vram);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_release_obj;
 
 	ret = virtio_gpu_resource_id_get(vgdev, &vram->base.hw_res_handle);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(vram);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_release_obj;
 
 	virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_blob(vgdev, &vram->base, params, NULL,
 					    0);
@@ -240,6 +236,11 @@ int virtio_gpu_vram_create(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 	*bo_ptr = &vram->base;
 	return 0;
+
+err_release_obj:
+	drm_gem_object_release(obj);
+	kfree(vram);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void virtio_gpu_vram_map_deferred(struct virtio_gpu_object_vram *vram)