diff --git a/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl_iommu.c b/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl_iommu.c
index af9fc1c15236..57d99c451952 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl_iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl_iommu.c
@@ -1547,6 +1547,8 @@ static int _setup_user_context(struct kgsl_mmu *mmu)
 			ret = PTR_ERR(mmu->defaultpagetable);
 			mmu->defaultpagetable = NULL;
 			return ret;
+		} else if (mmu->defaultpagetable == NULL) {
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}