diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
index 764571c9625a..5426cc5a5e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ exynos_drm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
+	drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(&exynos_fb->fb, mode_cmd);
 	exynos_fb->exynos_gem_obj[0] = exynos_gem_obj;
 
 	ret = drm_framebuffer_init(dev, &exynos_fb->fb, &exynos_drm_fb_funcs);
@@ -185,8 +186,6 @@ exynos_drm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
-	drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(&exynos_fb->fb, mode_cmd);
-
 	return &exynos_fb->fb;
 }
 
@@ -232,9 +231,8 @@ exynos_user_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 		      struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
-	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	struct exynos_drm_fb *exynos_fb;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("%s\n", __FILE__);
 
@@ -244,13 +242,14 @@ exynos_user_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	}
 
-	fb = exynos_drm_framebuffer_init(dev, mode_cmd, obj);
-	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
-		return fb;
+	exynos_fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*exynos_fb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!exynos_fb) {
+		DRM_ERROR("failed to allocate exynos drm framebuffer\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	exynos_fb = to_exynos_fb(fb);
+	drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(&exynos_fb->fb, mode_cmd);
+	exynos_fb->exynos_gem_obj[0] = to_exynos_gem_obj(obj);
 	exynos_fb->buf_cnt = exynos_drm_format_num_buffers(mode_cmd);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("buf_cnt = %d\n", exynos_fb->buf_cnt);
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ exynos_user_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 				mode_cmd->handles[i]);
 		if (!obj) {
 			DRM_ERROR("failed to lookup gem object\n");
-			exynos_drm_fb_destroy(fb);
+			kfree(exynos_fb);
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 		}
 
@@ -272,14 +271,27 @@ exynos_user_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 		ret = check_fb_gem_memory_type(dev, exynos_gem_obj);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			DRM_ERROR("cannot use this gem memory type for fb.\n");
-			exynos_drm_fb_destroy(fb);
+			kfree(exynos_fb);
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
 		}
 
 		exynos_fb->exynos_gem_obj[i] = to_exynos_gem_obj(obj);
 	}
 
-	return fb;
+	ret = drm_framebuffer_init(dev, &exynos_fb->fb, &exynos_drm_fb_funcs);
+	if (ret) {
+		for (i = 0; i < exynos_fb->buf_cnt; i++) {
+			struct exynos_drm_gem_obj *gem_obj;
+
+			gem_obj = exynos_fb->exynos_gem_obj[i];
+			drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&gem_obj->base);
+		}
+
+		kfree(exynos_fb);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	return &exynos_fb->fb;
 }
 
 struct exynos_drm_gem_buf *exynos_drm_fb_buffer(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,