diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_cuse_rpc.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_cuse_rpc.c
index ad6116509..69e2f64fc 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_cuse_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_cuse_rpc.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ spdk_rpc_nvme_cuse_register(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 	if (rc) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed to register CUSE devices\n");
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, -rc, spdk_strerror(rc));
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	w = spdk_jsonrpc_begin_result(request);