diff --git a/src/pacman/remove.c b/src/pacman/remove.c
index f56c1ec1..b6da7c3f 100644
--- a/src/pacman/remove.c
+++ b/src/pacman/remove.c
@@ -104,10 +104,13 @@ int pacman_remove(alpm_list_t *targets)
 		}
 		if(remove_target(targ) == -1) {
 			retval = 1;
-			goto cleanup;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if(retval == 1) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
 	/* Step 2: prepare the transaction based on its type, targets and flags */
 	if(alpm_trans_prepare(config->handle, &data) == -1) {
 		alpm_errno_t err = alpm_errno(config->handle);