diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_prime.c
index fc94e061d6a7..8a2d94bd5df2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_prime.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct sg_table *msm_gem_prime_get_sg_table(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	int npages = obj->size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!msm_obj->pages))  /* should have already pinned! */
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	return drm_prime_pages_to_sg(obj->dev, msm_obj->pages, npages);
 }