diff --git a/gio/giomodule.c b/gio/giomodule.c
index fce60e9fc..aa1623156 100644
--- a/gio/giomodule.c
+++ b/gio/giomodule.c
@@ -581,12 +581,8 @@ g_io_modules_scan_all_in_directory_with_scope (const char     *dirname,
 	      if (g_type_module_use (G_TYPE_MODULE (module)))
 		g_type_module_unuse (G_TYPE_MODULE (module)); /* Unload */
 	      else
-		{ /* Failure to load */
-		  g_printerr ("Failed to load module: %s\n", path);
-		  g_object_unref (module);
-		  g_free (path);
-		  continue;
-		}
+                g_printerr ("Failed to load module: %s\n", path);
+              g_object_unref (module);
 	    }
 
 	  g_free (path);