diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index 2b0f97651a0a..812872cdc0be 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_dev(dev_t dev, 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