diff --git a/test/nvmf/common.sh b/test/nvmf/common.sh
index 479447df2..2af08fa4a 100644
--- a/test/nvmf/common.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/common.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function nvmfcleanup()
 		modprobe -v -r nvme-$TEST_TRANSPORT
 		if modprobe -v -r nvme-fabrics; then
 			set -e
-			return
+			return 0
 		fi
 		sleep 1
 	done