diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index bf78e12383..3b82979fdf 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ static int GRAPH_RDLOCK
 vmdk_parse_extents(const char *desc, BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
                    Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     int ret;
     int matches;
     char access[11];