diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index f1affc1bb6799f..fad2c118112702 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ static void drm_mode_config_init_release(struct drm_device *dev, void *ptr)
  */
 int drmm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	mutex_init(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	drm_modeset_lock_init(&dev->mode_config.connection_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->mode_config.idr_mutex);
@@ -419,7 +421,11 @@ int drmm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	init_llist_head(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_list);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_work, drm_connector_free_work_fn);
 
-	drm_mode_create_standard_properties(dev);
+	ret = drm_mode_create_standard_properties(dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* Just to be sure */
 	dev->mode_config.num_fb = 0;