diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 2d55d1d21e..80a39c159f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@ qemuDomainAttachDeviceDiskLiveInternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
         if (disk->device == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_CDROM) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
                            _("cdrom device with virtio bus isn't supported"));
+            goto cleanup;
         }
         if (qemuDomainEnsureVirtioAddress(&releaseVirtio, vm, dev) < 0)
             goto cleanup;