diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
index f0d6f80383..167fe58d7e 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ virStorageBackendLogicalMakeVol(char **const groups,
     ret = 0;
 
  cleanup:
-    if (is_new_vol && (ret == -1))
+    if (is_new_vol)
         virStorageVolDefFree(vol);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_zfs.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_zfs.c
index 4d04c70354..2e6e40792c 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_zfs.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_zfs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ virStorageBackendZFSParseVol(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
  cleanup:
     virStringFreeList(tokens);
     virStringFreeList(name_tokens);
-    if (is_new_vol && (ret == -1))
+    if (is_new_vol)
         virStorageVolDefFree(volume);
     return ret;
 }