diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_plane.c
index d646e3ae1a23..517b94c3bcaf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_plane.c
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ static int komeda_plane_add(struct komeda_kms_dev *kms,
 
 	formats = komeda_get_layer_fourcc_list(&mdev->fmt_tbl,
 					       layer->layer_type, &n_formats);
+	if (!formats) {
+		kfree(kplane);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	err = drm_universal_plane_init(&kms->base, plane,
 			get_possible_crtcs(kms, c->pipeline),