sysram = vmalloc(size);
        if (!sysram)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+               goto err_sysram;
 
        info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
-       if (IS_ERR(info))
-               return PTR_ERR(info);
+       if (IS_ERR(info)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(info);
+               goto err_alloc_fbi;
+       }
 
        info->par = mfbdev;
 
        ret = mgag200_framebuffer_init(dev, &mfbdev->mfb, &mode_cmd, gobj);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto err_framebuffer_init;
 
        mfbdev->sysram = sysram;
        mfbdev->size = size;
 
        DRM_DEBUG_KMS("allocated %dx%d\n",
                      fb->width, fb->height);
+
        return 0;
+
+err_framebuffer_init:
+       drm_fb_helper_release_fbi(helper);
+err_alloc_fbi:
+       vfree(sysram);
+err_sysram:
+       drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int mga_fbdev_destroy(struct drm_device *dev,
        ret = drm_fb_helper_init(mdev->dev, &mfbdev->helper,
                                 mdev->num_crtc, MGAG200FB_CONN_LIMIT);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto err_fb_helper;
 
        ret = drm_fb_helper_single_add_all_connectors(&mfbdev->helper);
        if (ret)
-               goto fini;
+               goto err_fb_setup;
 
        /* disable all the possible outputs/crtcs before entering KMS mode */
        drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(mdev->dev);
 
        ret = drm_fb_helper_initial_config(&mfbdev->helper, bpp_sel);
        if (ret)
-               goto fini;
+               goto err_fb_setup;
 
        return 0;
 
-fini:
+err_fb_setup:
        drm_fb_helper_fini(&mfbdev->helper);
+err_fb_helper:
+       mdev->mfbdev = NULL;
+
        return ret;
 }