diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c
index b72840c06ab7..1389b0c4e73a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ static int komeda_wb_connector_add(struct komeda_kms_dev *kms,
 	formats = komeda_get_layer_fourcc_list(&mdev->fmt_tbl,
 					       kwb_conn->wb_layer->layer_type,
 					       &n_formats);
+	if (!formats) {
+		kfree(kwb_conn);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	err = drm_writeback_connector_init(&kms->base, wb_conn,
 					   &komeda_wb_connector_funcs,