if (!vm_ctx)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-       drm_gem_private_object_init(&pvr_dev->base, &vm_ctx->dummy_gem, 0);
-
        vm_ctx->pvr_dev = pvr_dev;
-       kref_init(&vm_ctx->ref_count);
-       mutex_init(&vm_ctx->lock);
-
-       drm_gpuvm_init(&vm_ctx->gpuvm_mgr,
-                      is_userspace_context ? "PowerVR-user-VM" : "PowerVR-FW-VM",
-                      0, &pvr_dev->base, &vm_ctx->dummy_gem,
-                      0, 1ULL << device_addr_bits, 0, 0, &pvr_vm_gpuva_ops);
 
        vm_ctx->mmu_ctx = pvr_mmu_context_create(pvr_dev);
        err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(vm_ctx->mmu_ctx);
-       if (err) {
-               vm_ctx->mmu_ctx = NULL;
-               goto err_put_ctx;
-       }
+       if (err)
+               goto err_free;
 
        if (is_userspace_context) {
                err = pvr_fw_object_create(pvr_dev, sizeof(struct rogue_fwif_fwmemcontext),
                        goto err_page_table_destroy;
        }
 
+       drm_gem_private_object_init(&pvr_dev->base, &vm_ctx->dummy_gem, 0);
+       drm_gpuvm_init(&vm_ctx->gpuvm_mgr,
+                      is_userspace_context ? "PowerVR-user-VM" : "PowerVR-FW-VM",
+                      0, &pvr_dev->base, &vm_ctx->dummy_gem,
+                      0, 1ULL << device_addr_bits, 0, 0, &pvr_vm_gpuva_ops);
+
+       mutex_init(&vm_ctx->lock);
+       kref_init(&vm_ctx->ref_count);
+
        return vm_ctx;
 
 err_page_table_destroy:
        pvr_mmu_context_destroy(vm_ctx->mmu_ctx);
 
-err_put_ctx:
-       pvr_vm_context_put(vm_ctx);
+err_free:
+       kfree(vm_ctx);
 
        return ERR_PTR(err);
 }