diff --git a/virt/lib/irqbypass.c b/virt/lib/irqbypass.c
index 28fda42e471b..c9bb3957f58a 100644
--- a/virt/lib/irqbypass.c
+++ b/virt/lib/irqbypass.c
@@ -40,17 +40,21 @@ static int __connect(struct irq_bypass_producer *prod,
 	if (prod->add_consumer)
 		ret = prod->add_consumer(prod, cons);
 
-	if (!ret) {
-		ret = cons->add_producer(cons, prod);
-		if (ret && prod->del_consumer)
-			prod->del_consumer(prod, cons);
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_add_consumer;
+
+	ret = cons->add_producer(cons, prod);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_add_producer;
 
 	if (cons->start)
 		cons->start(cons);
 	if (prod->start)
 		prod->start(prod);
-
+err_add_producer:
+	if (prod->del_consumer)
+		prod->del_consumer(prod, cons);
+err_add_consumer:
 	return ret;
 }