diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/savage/savagefb_driver.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/savage/savagefb_driver.c
index 94ebd8af50cf..224d7c8146a9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/savage/savagefb_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/savage/savagefb_driver.c
@@ -2271,7 +2271,10 @@ static int savagefb_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (info->var.xres_virtual > 0x1000)
 		info->var.xres_virtual = 0x1000;
 #endif
-	savagefb_check_var(&info->var, info);
+	err = savagefb_check_var(&info->var, info);
+	if (err)
+		goto failed;
+
 	savagefb_set_fix(info);
 
 	/*