diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence-chain.c b/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence-chain.c
index 9c2a0c082a76..ed4b323886e4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence-chain.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence-chain.c
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ static int sanitycheck(void *arg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	chain = mock_chain(NULL, f, 1);
-	if (!chain)
+	if (chain)
+		dma_fence_enable_sw_signaling(chain);
+	else
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 
-	dma_fence_enable_sw_signaling(chain);
-
 	dma_fence_signal(f);
 	dma_fence_put(f);