diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 10f90aaac4988ff9fcca061273161f1fd87f9c45..59b0df95021124878666b288d628a190a2a391a4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -11494,7 +11494,8 @@ endjob:
                            _("resuming after snapshot failed"));
         }
 
-        return -1;
+        ret = -1;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
     if (vm && thaw != 0 &&
         qemuDomainSnapshotFSThaw(driver, vm, thaw > 0) < 0) {