diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index b8e32d933a63..3caf24e66559 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ int bdev_open(struct block_device *bdev, blk_mode_t mode, void *holder,
 		goto abort_claiming;
 	ret = -EBUSY;
 	if (!bdev_may_open(bdev, mode))
-		goto abort_claiming;
+		goto put_module;
 	if (bdev_is_partition(bdev))
 		ret = blkdev_get_part(bdev, mode);
 	else