--- a/sys/dev/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v8_0.c
+++ b/sys/dev/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v8_0.c
@@ -1080,6 +1080,8 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	err = amdgpu_ucode_validate(adev->gfx.rlc_fw);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 	rlc_hdr = (const struct rlc_firmware_header_v2_0 *)adev->gfx.rlc_fw->data;
 	adev->gfx.rlc_fw_version = le32_to_cpu(rlc_hdr->header.ucode_version);
 	adev->gfx.rlc_feature_version = le32_to_cpu(rlc_hdr->ucode_feature_version);