diff --git a/drivers/hv/mshv_root_main.c b/drivers/hv/mshv_root_main.c
index 146726cc4e9b..644f9b10cbba 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/mshv_root_main.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/mshv_root_main.c
@@ -1117,8 +1117,10 @@ mshv_partition_ioctl_create_vp(struct mshv_partition *partition,
 		goto unmap_ghcb_page;
 
 	vp = kzalloc_obj(*vp);
-	if (!vp)
+	if (!vp) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto unmap_stats_pages;
+	}
 
 	vp->vp_partition = mshv_partition_get(partition);
 	if (!vp->vp_partition) {