diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c
index 44ffffec550f..85ea252c658e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_display.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(virtio_gpu_fb);
 		drm_gem_object_put(obj);
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
 	return &virtio_gpu_fb->base;