diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 13e17178c6e0c7a3c352e0e8eff085b4621c763d..a007388ab7814aa79d20544970ccd587be292fbb 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ networkUpdateState(virNetworkObjPtr obj,
 
     virObjectLock(obj);
     if (!virNetworkObjIsActive(obj)) {
-        virObjectUnlock(obj);
-        return 0;
+        ret = 0;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     switch (obj->def->forward.type) {