diff --git a/src/security/security_selinux.c b/src/security/security_selinux.c
index 6680e2d238..3e204754da 100644
--- a/src/security/security_selinux.c
+++ b/src/security/security_selinux.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ SELinuxSetSecurityImageLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         path = NULL;
 
         if (ret < 0)
-            return -1;
+           break;
 
         if (meta.backingStore != NULL &&
             SELinuxSetFilecon(meta.backingStore,