diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index 56c4cd0..1a8ccc4 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -396,14 +396,14 @@ static int blkdebug_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        goto fail;
+        goto done;
     }
 
     /* Read rules from config file or command line options */
     config = qemu_opt_get(opts, "config");
     ret = read_config(s, config, options, errp);
     if (ret) {
-        goto fail;
+        goto done;
     }
 
     /* Set initial state */
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int blkdebug_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                           flags, true, false, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        goto fail;
+        goto done;
     }
 
     /* Set request alignment */
@@ -423,12 +423,13 @@ static int blkdebug_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
         bs->request_alignment = align;
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "Invalid alignment");
+        bdrv_unref(bs->file);
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        goto fail;
+        goto done;
     }
 
     ret = 0;
-fail:
+done:
     qemu_opts_del(opts);
     return ret;
 }