diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index 53d5e184ee77cae0a8a57d4c20302be80e9805d0..8c664ef0cf629e099460b5d5182567b472862b59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -600,6 +600,10 @@ static int omapdrm_init(struct omap_drm_private *priv, struct device *dev)
 	soc = soc_device_match(omapdrm_soc_devices);
 	priv->omaprev = soc ? (unsigned int)soc->data : 0;
 	priv->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("omapdrm", 0);
+	if (!priv->wq) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_alloc_workqueue;
+	}
 
 	mutex_init(&priv->list_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->obj_list);
@@ -649,6 +653,7 @@ static int omapdrm_init(struct omap_drm_private *priv, struct device *dev)
 err_gem_deinit:
 	omap_gem_deinit(ddev);
 	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
+err_alloc_workqueue:
 	omap_disconnect_pipelines(ddev);
 	omap_crtc_pre_uninit(priv);
 	drm_dev_put(ddev);