1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
index 99327d17b4..d02cad9855 100644
--- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ static int net_vhost_vdpa_init(NetClientState *peer, const char *device,
     }
     s->vhost_vdpa.device_fd = vdpa_device_fd;
     ret = vhost_vdpa_add(nc, (void *)&s->vhost_vdpa);
-    assert(s->vhost_net);
+    if (ret) {
+        qemu_close(vdpa_device_fd);
+        qemu_del_net_client(nc);
+    }
     return ret;
 }