diff --git a/connman/src/rtnl.c b/connman/src/rtnl.c
index 95d59d002b334be99864bc63d674ba31f1ec9e8c..7a0473e5a800f8a67fd055da2c637369a3957b0a 100644
--- a/connman/src/rtnl.c
+++ b/connman/src/rtnl.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static void read_uevent(struct interface_data *interface)
 	if (ether_blacklisted(name)) {
 		interface->service_type = CONNMAN_SERVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 		interface->device_type = CONNMAN_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+		goto out;
 	} else {
 		interface->service_type = CONNMAN_SERVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET;
 		interface->device_type = CONNMAN_DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET;