diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_utils.c b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_utils.c
index 7cb3b7e41739..1ca94e6fa8fb 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_utils.c
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ int genwqe_user_vmap(struct genwqe_dev *cd, struct dma_mapping *m, void *uaddr,
 				 m->nr_pages,
 				 1,		/* write by caller */
 				 m->page_list);	/* ptrs to pages */
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto fail_get_user_pages;
 
 	/* assumption: get_user_pages can be killed by signals. */
 	if (rc < m->nr_pages) {