diff --git a/src/nmcli/devices.c b/src/nmcli/devices.c
index 20e69b00a..f71a7d036 100644
--- a/src/nmcli/devices.c
+++ b/src/nmcli/devices.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ get_device_list(NmCli *nmc, int *argc, const char *const **argv)
     if (*argc == 0) {
         g_string_printf(nmc->return_text, _("Error: No interface specified."));
         nmc->return_value = NMC_RESULT_ERROR_USER_INPUT;
-        goto error;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     devices = nmc_get_devices_sorted(nmc->client);
@@ -1190,9 +1190,6 @@ get_device_list(NmCli *nmc, int *argc, const char *const **argv)
     }
     g_free(devices);
 
-error:
-    g_strfreev(arg_arr);
-
     return queue;
 }