diff --git a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
index 0e266979728b..c56004d314dc 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
@@ -257,10 +257,12 @@ void __init dma_contiguous_reserve(phys_addr_t limit)
 		pr_debug("%s: reserving %ld MiB for global area\n", __func__,
 			 (unsigned long)selected_size / SZ_1M);
 
-		dma_contiguous_reserve_area(selected_size, selected_base,
-					    selected_limit,
-					    &dma_contiguous_default_area,
-					    fixed);
+		ret = dma_contiguous_reserve_area(selected_size, selected_base,
+						  selected_limit,
+						  &dma_contiguous_default_area,
+						  fixed);
+		if (ret)
+			return;
 
 		ret = dma_heap_cma_register_heap(dma_contiguous_default_area);
 		if (ret)