diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
index 6c9cfab39313f0384e133b0f0a29ce551da101bc..4df6772802d78b1bd2ea1650f7ee6b16a719af4f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ static int uvesafb_vbe_getpmi(struct uvesafb_ktask *task,
 	task->t.regs.eax = 0x4f0a;
 	task->t.regs.ebx = 0x0;
 	err = uvesafb_exec(task);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	if ((task->t.regs.eax & 0xffff) != 0x4f || task->t.regs.es < 0xc000) {
 		par->pmi_setpal = par->ypan = 0;