diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
index 51e8318cc8ff..5a76aa138917 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
@@ -1913,6 +1913,9 @@ int msm_dsi_host_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi)
 
 	/* setup workqueue */
 	msm_host->workqueue = alloc_ordered_workqueue("dsi_drm_work", 0);
+	if (!msm_host->workqueue)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	INIT_WORK(&msm_host->err_work, dsi_err_worker);
 	INIT_WORK(&msm_host->hpd_work, dsi_hpd_worker);