diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index 142863a3b2..97ba8a2187 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,9 @@ static void virtio_blk_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     virtio_blk_data_plane_create(vdev, conf, &s->dataplane, &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
+        for (i = 0; i < conf->num_queues; i++) {
+            virtio_del_queue(vdev, i);
+        }
         virtio_cleanup(vdev);
         return;
     }