diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
index c02010ff2b7f..da4af5371991 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/host1x.h>
 #include <linux/iommu.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -232,10 +233,8 @@ static int vic_load_firmware(struct vic *vic)
 
 	if (!client->group) {
 		virt = dma_alloc_coherent(vic->dev, size, &iova, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-		err = dma_mapping_error(vic->dev, iova);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+		if (!virt)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
 		virt = tegra_drm_alloc(tegra, size, &iova);
 	}