diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_v9.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_v9.c
index 3b6f5963180d..dadeb2013fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_v9.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_v9.c
@@ -113,18 +113,19 @@ static struct kfd_mem_obj *allocate_mqd(struct kfd_dev *kfd,
 			&(mqd_mem_obj->gtt_mem),
 			&(mqd_mem_obj->gpu_addr),
 			(void *)&(mqd_mem_obj->cpu_ptr), true);
+
+		if (retval) {
+			kfree(mqd_mem_obj);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	} else {
 		retval = kfd_gtt_sa_allocate(kfd, sizeof(struct v9_mqd),
 				&mqd_mem_obj);
-	}
-
-	if (retval) {
-		kfree(mqd_mem_obj);
-		return NULL;
+		if (retval)
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
 	return mqd_mem_obj;
-
 }
 
 static void init_mqd(struct mqd_manager *mm, void **mqd,