diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.c b/src/conf/network_conf.c
index e59938cb561e0336e5f69320fcf9683f107911bb..dd3fa193acce2df5b0a232a73f57b3278e2b1d6a 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.c
@@ -2959,6 +2959,7 @@ virNetworkLoadState(virNetworkObjListPtr nets,
                            _("Malformed 'floor_sum' attribute: %s"),
                            floor_sum);
             VIR_FREE(floor_sum);
+            goto error;
         }
         VIR_FREE(floor_sum);
     }