diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c
index a5facc2ad90b..7fa41026984d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c
@@ -1680,8 +1680,10 @@ static int au1200fb_drv_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 		fbi = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct au1200fb_device),
 					&dev->dev);
-		if (!fbi)
+		if (!fbi) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto failed;
+		}
 
 		_au1200fb_infos[plane] = fbi;
 		fbdev = fbi->par;