diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
index 248ecd3006c3..7e75fb0fc7bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static int virtio_gpu_object_shmem_init(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 	shmem->pages = drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table(&bo->base);
 	if (IS_ERR(shmem->pages)) {
 		drm_gem_shmem_unpin(&bo->base);
+		shmem->pages = NULL;
 		return PTR_ERR(shmem->pages);
 	}