diff --git a/devicemodel/hw/block_if.c b/devicemodel/hw/block_if.c
index 2a06b7ecf..e7cadf2b3 100644
--- a/devicemodel/hw/block_if.c
+++ b/devicemodel/hw/block_if.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ blockif_open(const char *optstr, const char *ident)
 		if (size < DEV_BSIZE || (size & (DEV_BSIZE - 1))) {
 			WPRINTF(("%s size not corret, should be multiple of %d\n",
 						nopt, DEV_BSIZE));
-			return 0;
+			goto err;
 		}
 		psectsz = sbuf.st_blksize;
 	}