diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index 97fddb2608..65b13b27e0 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -120,13 +120,12 @@ static int coroutine_fn stream_run(Job *job, Error **errp)
     void *buf;
 
     if (!bs->backing) {
-        goto out;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     len = bdrv_getlength(bs);
     if (len < 0) {
-        ret = len;
-        goto out;
+        return len;
     }
     job_progress_set_remaining(&s->common.job, len);
 
@@ -203,14 +202,10 @@ static int coroutine_fn stream_run(Job *job, Error **errp)
         bdrv_disable_copy_on_read(bs);
     }
 
-    /* Do not remove the backing file if an error was there but ignored.  */
-    ret = error;
-
     qemu_vfree(buf);
 
-out:
-    /* Modify backing chain and close BDSes in main loop */
-    return ret;
+    /* Do not remove the backing file if an error was there but ignored. */
+    return error;
 }
 
 static const BlockJobDriver stream_job_driver = {