diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c
index 81c7ab10c083..aa592277d510 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c
@@ -192,13 +192,9 @@ static struct drm_gem_object *vgem_gem_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file, &obj->base, handle);
 	drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(&obj->base);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	return &obj->base;
-
-err:
-	__vgem_gem_destroy(obj);
-	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 static int vgem_gem_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file, struct drm_device *dev,