diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 78fa6a24..2d4a696 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -221,11 +221,12 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(overlay->last_flip_req);
-	overlay->last_flip_req =
-		i915_add_request(dev, NULL, request, &dev_priv->render_ring);
-	if (overlay->last_flip_req == 0)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
+	ret = i915_add_request(dev, NULL, request, &dev_priv->render_ring);
+	if (ret) {
+	    kfree(request);
+	    return ret;
+	}
+	overlay->last_flip_req = request->seqno;
 	overlay->flip_tail = tail;
 	ret = i915_do_wait_request(dev,
 				   overlay->last_flip_req, true,
@@ -363,8 +364,13 @@
 	OUT_RING(flip_addr);
         ADVANCE_LP_RING();
 
-	overlay->last_flip_req =
-		i915_add_request(dev, NULL, request, &dev_priv->render_ring);
+	ret = i915_add_request(dev, NULL, request, &dev_priv->render_ring);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(request);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	overlay->last_flip_req = request->seqno;
 	return 0;
 }