diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 75b7bf7c7f07afdca2a00fc661d7e2b369c3b7cc..23ec6187dc079715479ccb350da60dfef5e9fed0 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ struct p9_client *p9_client_create(const char *dev_name, char *options)
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
 			 "Please specify a msize of at least 4k\n");
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto free_client;
+		goto close_trans;
 	}
 
 	err = p9_client_version(clnt);