diff --git a/hw/pci_bridge_dev.c b/hw/pci_bridge_dev.c
index b6d5fb7388..1cc1d2049c 100644
--- a/hw/pci_bridge_dev.c
+++ b/hw/pci_bridge_dev.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int pci_bridge_dev_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
 {
     PCIBridge *br = DO_UPCAST(PCIBridge, dev, dev);
     PCIBridgeDev *bridge_dev = DO_UPCAST(PCIBridgeDev, bridge, br);
-    int err;
+    int err, ret;
     pci_bridge_map_irq(br, NULL, pci_bridge_dev_map_irq_fn);
     err = pci_bridge_initfn(dev);
     if (err) {
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ slotid_error:
     shpc_cleanup(dev, &bridge_dev->bar);
 shpc_error:
     memory_region_destroy(&bridge_dev->bar);
+    ret = pci_bridge_exitfn(dev);
+    assert(!ret);
 bridge_error:
     return err;
 }