diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
index f1f1b306e0af..cd64f81a3e60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
@@ -592,7 +592,9 @@ int intel_gt_init(struct intel_gt *gt)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_engines;
 
-	intel_uc_init(&gt->uc);
+	err = intel_uc_init(&gt->uc);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_engines;
 
 	err = intel_gt_resume(gt);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c
index f96d1bdf4bf2..97b9c71a6fd4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ err_fw:
 	intel_uc_fw_fini(&guc->fw);
 err_fetch:
 	intel_uc_fw_cleanup_fetch(&guc->fw);
-	DRM_DEV_DEBUG_DRIVER(gt->i915->drm.dev, "failed with %d\n", ret);
+	i915_probe_error(gt->i915, "failed with %d\n", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
index 32a069841c14..5f448d0e360b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ out_fini:
 	intel_uc_fw_fini(&huc->fw);
 out:
 	intel_uc_fw_cleanup_fetch(&huc->fw);
-	DRM_DEV_DEBUG_DRIVER(i915->drm.dev, "failed with %d\n", err);
+	i915_probe_error(i915, "failed with %d\n", err);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
index f81b4d40bc90..1c74518c2459 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static void __uc_cleanup_firmwares(struct intel_uc *uc)
 	intel_uc_fw_cleanup_fetch(&uc->guc.fw);
 }
 
-static void __uc_init(struct intel_uc *uc)
+static int __uc_init(struct intel_uc *uc)
 {
 	struct intel_guc *guc = &uc->guc;
 	struct intel_huc *huc = &uc->huc;
@@ -282,19 +282,29 @@ static void __uc_init(struct intel_uc *uc)
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_uc_wants_guc(uc));
 
 	if (!intel_uc_uses_guc(uc))
-		return;
+		return 0;
+
+	if (i915_inject_probe_failure(uc_to_gt(uc)->i915))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* XXX: GuC submission is unavailable for now */
 	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_uc_uses_guc_submission(uc));
 
 	ret = intel_guc_init(guc);
-	if (ret) {
-		intel_uc_fw_cleanup_fetch(&huc->fw);
-		return;
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (intel_uc_uses_huc(uc)) {
+		ret = intel_huc_init(huc);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_guc;
 	}
 
-	if (intel_uc_uses_huc(uc))
-		intel_huc_init(huc);
+	return 0;
+
+out_guc:
+	intel_guc_fini(guc);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __uc_fini(struct intel_uc *uc)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h
index c1f39bdc115a..5ae7b50b7dc1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct intel_uc_ops {
 	int (*sanitize)(struct intel_uc *uc);
 	void (*init_fw)(struct intel_uc *uc);
 	void (*fini_fw)(struct intel_uc *uc);
-	void (*init)(struct intel_uc *uc);
+	int (*init)(struct intel_uc *uc);
 	void (*fini)(struct intel_uc *uc);
 	int (*init_hw)(struct intel_uc *uc);
 	void (*fini_hw)(struct intel_uc *uc);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static inline _TYPE intel_uc_##_NAME(struct intel_uc *uc) \
 intel_uc_ops_function(sanitize, sanitize, int, 0);
 intel_uc_ops_function(fetch_firmwares, init_fw, void, );
 intel_uc_ops_function(cleanup_firmwares, fini_fw, void, );
-intel_uc_ops_function(init, init, void, );
+intel_uc_ops_function(init, init, int, 0);
 intel_uc_ops_function(fini, fini, void, );
 intel_uc_ops_function(init_hw, init_hw, int, 0);
 intel_uc_ops_function(fini_hw, fini_hw, void, );