diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index 011710a..7cf85fa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -1338,7 +1338,12 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart kvm_mips_comparecount_wakeup(struct hrtimer *timer)
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	kvm_mips_callbacks->vcpu_init(vcpu);
+	int err;
+
+	err = kvm_mips_callbacks->vcpu_init(vcpu);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	hrtimer_init(&vcpu->arch.comparecount_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
 		     HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	vcpu->arch.comparecount_timer.function = kvm_mips_comparecount_wakeup;