diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
index c8da7adc6b30..33b8ebab178a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
@@ -470,8 +470,10 @@ static int virtio_gpu_get_caps_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	spin_unlock(&vgdev->display_info_lock);
 
 	/* not in cache - need to talk to hw */
-	virtio_gpu_cmd_get_capset(vgdev, found_valid, args->cap_set_ver,
-				  &cache_ent);
+	ret = virtio_gpu_cmd_get_capset(vgdev, found_valid, args->cap_set_ver,
+					&cache_ent);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	virtio_gpu_notify(vgdev);
 
 copy_exit: