diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 603f256152ef..1ad9e7ec0119 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -132,16 +132,14 @@ drm_gem_destroy(struct drm_device *dev)
 int drm_gem_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			struct drm_gem_object *obj, size_t size)
 {
-	BUG_ON((size & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)) != 0);
+	struct file *filp;
 
-	obj->dev = dev;
-	obj->filp = shmem_file_setup("drm mm object", size, VM_NORESERVE);
-	if (IS_ERR(obj->filp))
-		return PTR_ERR(obj->filp);
+	filp = shmem_file_setup("drm mm object", size, VM_NORESERVE);
+	if (IS_ERR(filp))
+		return PTR_ERR(filp);
 
-	kref_init(&obj->refcount);
-	atomic_set(&obj->handle_count, 0);
-	obj->size = size;
+	drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, obj, size);
+	obj->filp = filp;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -152,8 +150,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_object_init);
  * no GEM provided backing store. Instead the caller is responsible for
  * backing the object and handling it.
  */
-int drm_gem_private_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-			struct drm_gem_object *obj, size_t size)
+void drm_gem_private_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+				 struct drm_gem_object *obj, size_t size)
 {
 	BUG_ON((size & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)) != 0);
 
@@ -163,8 +161,6 @@ int drm_gem_private_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	kref_init(&obj->refcount);
 	atomic_set(&obj->handle_count, 0);
 	obj->size = size;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_private_object_init);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
index 8b1b6d923abe..362dd2ad286f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
@@ -321,10 +321,8 @@ static struct gtt_range *psbfb_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, int aligned_size)
 	/* Begin by trying to use stolen memory backing */
 	backing = psb_gtt_alloc_range(dev, aligned_size, "fb", 1);
 	if (backing) {
-		if (drm_gem_private_object_init(dev,
-					&backing->gem, aligned_size) == 0)
-			return backing;
-		psb_gtt_free_range(dev, backing);
+		drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &backing->gem, aligned_size);
+		return backing;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/gem.c
index eefd6cc5b80d..fe1d3320ce6a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/gem.c
@@ -261,11 +261,12 @@ static int psb_gem_create_stolen(struct drm_file *file, struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct gtt_range *gtt = psb_gtt_alloc_range(dev, size, "gem", 1);
 	if (gtt == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &gtt->gem, size) != 0)
-		goto free_gtt;
+
+	drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &gtt->gem, size);
 	if (drm_gem_handle_create(file, &gtt->gem, handle) == 0)
 		return 0;
-free_gtt:
+
+	drm_gem_object_release(&gtt->gem);
 	psb_gtt_free_range(dev, gtt);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
index dc53a527126b..f2e185c9038f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -289,12 +289,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *i915_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 		goto fail_detach;
 	}
 
-	ret = drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &obj->base, dma_buf->size);
-	if (ret) {
-		i915_gem_object_free(obj);
-		goto fail_detach;
-	}
-
+	drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &obj->base, dma_buf->size);
 	i915_gem_object_init(obj, &i915_gem_object_dmabuf_ops);
 	obj->base.import_attach = attach;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
index 5c1a535d5072..55218332e625 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
@@ -291,9 +291,7 @@ _i915_gem_object_create_stolen(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (obj == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &obj->base, stolen->size))
-		goto cleanup;
-
+	drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &obj->base, stolen->size);
 	i915_gem_object_init(obj, &i915_gem_object_stolen_ops);
 
 	obj->pages = i915_pages_create_for_stolen(dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
index ebbdf4132e9c..cbcd71e6ed83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
@@ -1427,8 +1427,9 @@ struct drm_gem_object *omap_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev,
 		omap_obj->height = gsize.tiled.height;
 	}
 
+	ret = 0;
 	if (flags & (OMAP_BO_DMA|OMAP_BO_EXT_MEM))
-		ret = drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, obj, size);
+		drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, obj, size);
 	else
 		ret = drm_gem_object_init(dev, obj, size);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index dd03fd4239ad..86f524338e03 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -1601,8 +1601,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object *drm_gem_object_alloc(struct drm_device *dev,
 					    size_t size);
 int drm_gem_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			struct drm_gem_object *obj, size_t size);
-int drm_gem_private_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-			struct drm_gem_object *obj, size_t size);
+void drm_gem_private_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+				 struct drm_gem_object *obj, size_t size);
 void drm_gem_object_handle_free(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void drm_gem_vm_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 void drm_gem_vm_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma);