diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/xen-fbfront.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/xen-fbfront.c
index d0115a7af0a9..3ee309c50b2d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/xen-fbfront.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/xen-fbfront.c
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ static void xenfb_backend_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		break;
 
 	case XenbusStateInitWait:
-InitWait:
 		xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateConnected);
 		break;
 
@@ -654,7 +653,8 @@ InitWait:
 		 * get Connected twice here.
 		 */
 		if (dev->state != XenbusStateConnected)
-			goto InitWait; /* no InitWait seen yet, fudge it */
+			/* no InitWait seen yet, fudge it */
+			xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateConnected);
 
 		if (xenbus_read_unsigned(info->xbdev->otherend,
 					 "request-update", 0))