diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
index c60f5d8a5d..b1f429cd20 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
@@ -1451,6 +1451,7 @@ static int lxcContainerMountFSTmpfs(virDomainFSDefPtr fs,
             virReportSystemError(errno,
                                  _("Failed to make directory %s readonly"),
                                  fs->dst);
+            goto cleanup;
         }
     }