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