diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_query_acc_perfmon.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_query_acc_perfmon.c
index 5a5ffdb5d61..7c49fc88fad 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_query_acc_perfmon.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_query_acc_perfmon.c
@@ -101,12 +101,9 @@ perfmon_supports(unsigned query_type)
 static struct etna_acc_query *
 perfmon_allocate(struct etna_context *ctx, unsigned query_type)
 {
-   struct etna_pm_query *pq = CALLOC_STRUCT(etna_pm_query);
+   struct etna_pm_query *pq;
    const struct etna_perfmon_config *cfg;
 
-   if (!pq)
-      return NULL;
-
    cfg = etna_pm_query_config(query_type);
    if (!cfg)
       return false;
@@ -114,6 +111,10 @@ perfmon_allocate(struct etna_context *ctx, unsigned query_type)
    if (!etna_pm_cfg_supported(ctx->screen->perfmon, cfg))
       return false;
 
+   pq = CALLOC_STRUCT(etna_pm_query);
+   if (!pq)
+      return NULL;
+
    pm_add_signal(pq, ctx->screen->perfmon, cfg);
 
    return &pq->base;