diff --git a/binfmt/elf.c b/binfmt/elf.c
index 02bb603a7c..708b05afbd 100644
--- a/binfmt/elf.c
+++ b/binfmt/elf.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static int elf_loadbinary(FAR struct binary_s *binp,
     {
       berr("Unexpected elf type %d\n", loadinfo.ehdr.e_type);
       ret = -ENOEXEC;
+      goto errout_with_load;
     }
 
   /* Return the load information */