diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c
index 5930facd6d2d85cca81cb9c1f5247a6be3632546..11a8f99ba18c5f007734abef1003cc44d5e778a1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_drv.c
@@ -191,13 +191,9 @@ 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,