diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
index 3623538baf6f..db6f27fe3d5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
@@ -1629,8 +1629,8 @@ static int kfd_ioctl_import_dmabuf(struct file *filep,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dmabuf = dma_buf_get(args->dmabuf_fd);
-	if (!dmabuf)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(dmabuf))
+		return PTR_ERR(dmabuf);
 
 	mutex_lock(&p->mutex);