diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_namespace.c b/src/qemu/qemu_namespace.c
index 5769a4dfe0..833313d5a6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_namespace.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_namespace.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ qemuDomainUnshareNamespace(virQEMUDriverConfig *cfg,
 #if defined(__linux__)
     if (umount("/dev") < 0) {
         virReportSystemError(errno, "%s", _("failed to umount devfs on /dev"));
-        return -1;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 #endif /* !defined(__linux__) */