diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
index 185dc60360b55f8916f0a8f3cc93e0e44104a0fa..849eb1b97c4395caedc122d45112d4013d34a21a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
@@ -907,23 +907,27 @@ static int load_ablock(struct dm_array_cursor *c)
 	if (c->block)
 		unlock_ablock(c->info, c->block);
 
-	c->block = NULL;
-	c->ab = NULL;
 	c->index = 0;
 
 	r = dm_btree_cursor_get_value(&c->cursor, &key, &value_le);
 	if (r) {
 		DMERR("dm_btree_cursor_get_value failed");
-		dm_btree_cursor_end(&c->cursor);
+		goto out;
 
 	} else {
 		r = get_ablock(c->info, le64_to_cpu(value_le), &c->block, &c->ab);
 		if (r) {
 			DMERR("get_ablock failed");
-			dm_btree_cursor_end(&c->cursor);
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
+	return 0;
+
+out:
+	dm_btree_cursor_end(&c->cursor);
+	c->block = NULL;
+	c->ab = NULL;
 	return r;
 }