diff --git a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe_v2.c b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe_v2.c
index 7a53b6b4072d..a904e66c6641 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe_v2.c
@@ -951,7 +951,8 @@ static int goldfish_pipe_dma_alloc_locked(struct goldfish_pipe *pipe)
 				dma->dma_size,
 				&dma->phys_begin,
 				GFP_KERNEL);
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!dma->dma_vaddr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	dma->phys_end = dma->phys_begin + dma->dma_size;
 	pipe->dev->dma_alloc_total += dma->dma_size;