diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index ac61fb32219a3afd4bdc7b4b5c8a39d47162107f..3ebeacca8180cb35290ea1b492d8073023123ecd 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ libxlDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
         if (!vm->persistent) {
             virDomainObjListRemove(driver->domains, vm);
             virObjectLock(vm);
-            goto cleanup;
         }
         goto endjob;
     }