diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index e576bc649..5293f7ebd 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.07 -
 =================================
+  Fix an extra dev_close in a label_read error path.
   Append patches to commit emails.
   Fix target_register_events args.
   Prevent snapshots of mirrors.
diff --git a/lib/label/label.c b/lib/label/label.c
index 3709e1cfc..907f170a2 100644
--- a/lib/label/label.c
+++ b/lib/label/label.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int label_read(struct device *dev, struct label **result)
 			lvmcache_update_vgname_and_id(info, ORPHAN, ORPHAN,
 						      0, NULL);
 
-		goto out;
+		return r;
 	}
 
 	if (!(l = _find_labeller(dev, buf, &sector)))