diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 6dbcec38795..1f441f5c240 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3064,10 +3064,13 @@ i915_gem_object_finish_gpu(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = i915_gem_object_wait_rendering(obj);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Ensure that we invalidate the GPU's caches and TLBs. */
 	obj->base.read_domains &= ~I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS;
-
-	return i915_gem_object_wait_rendering(obj);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**