diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 3fde82be014f..ad672d854828 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,8 @@ i915_gem_evict_everything(struct drm_device *dev)
 		if (ret != 0)
 			break;
 	}
+	if (ret == -ENOMEM)
+		return 0;
 	return ret;
 }