diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
index d53e805d392f..64fc99cf54d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *vc4_create_object(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
 
 	bo = kzalloc(sizeof(*bo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bo)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&vc4->bo_lock);
 	vc4->bo_stats.num_allocated++;