diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 447ac8b61..5e95fca14 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.15 -
 ====================================
+  Fix a label_verify error path.
 
 Version 2.02.14 - 10th November 2006
 ====================================
diff --git a/lib/label/label.c b/lib/label/label.c
index 907f170a2..f6fb6d1ee 100644
--- a/lib/label/label.c
+++ b/lib/label/label.c
@@ -347,13 +347,11 @@ int label_verify(struct device *dev)
 	int r = 0;
 
 	if (!dev_open(dev)) {
-		stack;
-
 		if ((info = info_from_pvid(dev->pvid)))
 			lvmcache_update_vgname_and_id(info, ORPHAN, ORPHAN,
 						      0, NULL);
 
-		goto out;
+		return_0;
 	}
 
 	if (!(l = _find_labeller(dev, buf, &sector)))