diff --git a/cmds-replace.c b/cmds-replace.c
index 9fe7ad85..4a4e8658 100644
--- a/cmds-replace.c
+++ b/cmds-replace.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ static int cmd_start_replace(int argc, char **argv)
 		fprintf(stderr,
 			"ERROR: Could not canonicalize path '%s': %s\n",
 			argv[optind + 1], strerror(errno));
+		goto leave_with_error;
 	}
 
 	if (is_numerical(srcdev)) {