struct async_op_fence {
        struct dma_fence fence;
+       struct dma_fence *wait_fence;
        struct dma_fence_cb cb;
        struct xe_vm *vm;
        wait_queue_head_t wq;
        struct async_op_fence *afence =
                container_of(cb, struct async_op_fence, cb);
 
+       afence->fence.error = afence->wait_fence->error;
        dma_fence_signal(&afence->fence);
        xe_vm_put(afence->vm);
+       dma_fence_put(afence->wait_fence);
        dma_fence_put(&afence->fence);
 }
 
                wake_up_all(&afence->wq);
        }
 
+       afence->wait_fence = dma_fence_get(fence);
        afence->vm = xe_vm_get(vm);
        dma_fence_get(&afence->fence);
        ret = dma_fence_add_callback(fence, &afence->cb, async_op_fence_cb);
-       if (ret == -ENOENT)
+       if (ret == -ENOENT) {
+               afence->fence.error = afence->wait_fence->error;
                dma_fence_signal(&afence->fence);
+       }
        if (ret) {
                xe_vm_put(vm);
+               dma_fence_put(afence->wait_fence);
                dma_fence_put(&afence->fence);
        }
        XE_WARN_ON(ret && ret != -ENOENT);