diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index f066b232a7a59cc6b57361816472a10b532fe0a0..56e1645f212cd107d4a395c3ef45680f15226820 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9914,9 +9914,7 @@ qemuConnectDomainEventRegisterAny(virConnectPtr conn,
                                       driver->domainEventState,
                                       dom, eventID,
                                       callback, opaque, freecb, &ret) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    ret = 0;
+        ret = -1;
 
 cleanup:
     return ret;