diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 2d63248d09bb..e9c4f22696c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -9556,7 +9556,11 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 	 * `dcn10_can_pipe_disable_cursor`). By now, all modified planes are in
 	 * atomic state, so call drm helper to normalize zpos.
 	 */
-	drm_atomic_normalize_zpos(dev, state);
+	ret = drm_atomic_normalize_zpos(dev, state);
+	if (ret) {
+		drm_dbg(dev, "drm_atomic_normalize_zpos() failed\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	/* Remove exiting planes if they are modified */
 	for_each_oldnew_plane_in_state_reverse(state, plane, old_plane_state, new_plane_state, i) {