diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 994d23beeb1d..57cea01c4ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -1840,8 +1840,10 @@ int drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 		ret = copy_from_user(clips, clips_ptr,
 				     num_clips * sizeof(*clips));
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto out_err2;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (fb->funcs->dirty) {