diff --git a/src/xen/xen_driver.c b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
index 9ff3d292d771385788e294220e838c41c88d8ef1..43b262061e78dc1a131dbdba2d375f6ac69094f0 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_driver.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ xenUnifiedOpen (virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int flags)
         if (xenHypervisorOpen(conn, auth, flags) == VIR_DRV_OPEN_SUCCESS) {
             VIR_DEBUG("Activated hypervisor sub-driver");
             priv->opened[XEN_UNIFIED_HYPERVISOR_OFFSET] = 1;
+        } else {
+            goto fail;
         }
     }