diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 68bdaa236e8a..06605810a602 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ static int talk_to_netback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	err = xen_net_read_mac(dev, info->netdev->dev_addr);
 	if (err) {
 		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, err, "parsing %s/mac", dev->nodename);
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlocked;
 	}
 
 	rtnl_lock();
@@ -1969,6 +1969,7 @@ static int talk_to_netback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	xennet_destroy_queues(info);
  out:
 	rtnl_unlock();
+out_unlocked:
 	device_unregister(&dev->dev);
 	return err;
 }