diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_helper.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_helper.h
index b14df5b54bc9..d48b92a903f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_helper.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_helper.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct resource *drm_sysfb_get_memory_si(struct drm_device *dev,
 int drm_sysfb_get_stride_si(struct drm_device *dev, const struct screen_info *si,
 			    const struct drm_format_info *format,
 			    unsigned int width, unsigned int height, u64 size);
-u64 drm_sysfb_get_visible_size_si(struct drm_device *dev, const struct screen_info *si,
+s64 drm_sysfb_get_visible_size_si(struct drm_device *dev, const struct screen_info *si,
 				  unsigned int height, unsigned int stride, u64 size);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_screen_info.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_screen_info.c
index 8b14eaa304c0..042d1b796696 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_screen_info.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_screen_info.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int drm_sysfb_get_stride_si(struct drm_device *dev, const struct screen_info *si
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_sysfb_get_stride_si);
 
-u64 drm_sysfb_get_visible_size_si(struct drm_device *dev, const struct screen_info *si,
+s64 drm_sysfb_get_visible_size_si(struct drm_device *dev, const struct screen_info *si,
 				  unsigned int height, unsigned int stride, u64 size)
 {
 	u64 vsize = mul_u32_u32(height, stride);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/efidrm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/efidrm.c
index a335c94a7bd7..d5adef5deb63 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/efidrm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/efidrm.c
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ static struct efidrm_device *efidrm_device_create(struct drm_driver *drv,
 	const struct screen_info *si;
 	const struct drm_format_info *format;
 	int width, height, stride;
-	u64 vsize, mem_flags;
+	s64 vsize;
+	u64 mem_flags;
 	struct resource resbuf;
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct efidrm_device *efi;
@@ -204,8 +205,8 @@ static struct efidrm_device *efidrm_device_create(struct drm_driver *drv,
 	if (stride < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(stride);
 	vsize = drm_sysfb_get_visible_size_si(dev, si, height, stride, resource_size(res));
-	if (!vsize)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (vsize < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(vsize);
 
 	drm_dbg(dev, "framebuffer format=%p4cc, size=%dx%d, stride=%d bytes\n",
 		&format->format, width, height, stride);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/vesadrm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/vesadrm.c
index 4e00113e5c77..d60a67fc1d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/vesadrm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/vesadrm.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static struct vesadrm_device *vesadrm_device_create(struct drm_driver *drv,
 	const struct screen_info *si;
 	const struct drm_format_info *format;
 	int width, height, stride;
-	u64 vsize;
+	s64 vsize;
 	struct resource resbuf;
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct vesadrm_device *vesa;
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ static struct vesadrm_device *vesadrm_device_create(struct drm_driver *drv,
 	if (stride < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(stride);
 	vsize = drm_sysfb_get_visible_size_si(dev, si, height, stride, resource_size(res));
-	if (!vsize)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (vsize < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(vsize);
 
 	drm_dbg(dev, "framebuffer format=%p4cc, size=%dx%d, stride=%d bytes\n",
 		&format->format, width, height, stride);