diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index c9f11c4bd9fe..28993a3d0acb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -908,7 +908,9 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 
 			if (vc) {
 				/* FIXME: review v tty lock */
-				__vc_resize(vc_cons[i].d, cc, ll, true);
+				ret = __vc_resize(vc_cons[i].d, cc, ll, true);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
 			}
 		}
 		break;