diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 48a546210d8b..85b9e2f521a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -9563,6 +9563,7 @@ int intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	 */
 	if (!crtc) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("no pipe available for load-detect\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
@@ -9619,6 +9620,7 @@ int intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("reusing fbdev for load-detection framebuffer\n");
 	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed to allocate framebuffer for load-detection\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(fb);
 		goto fail;
 	}