diff --git a/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c b/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c
index fd3b46fd..afed86d4 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c
+++ b/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ finalize_packages_to_overlay (RpmOstreeSysrootUpgrader *self,
             {
               glnx_throw (error, "Cannot request '%s' provided by removed package '%s'",
                           pattern, dnf_package_get_nevra (pkg));
+              goto out;
             }
         }