diff --git a/usr.sbin/ctladm/ctladm.c b/usr.sbin/ctladm/ctladm.c
index aefba042aa54..6baf0902823d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ctladm/ctladm.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ctladm/ctladm.c
@@ -3661,6 +3661,7 @@ cctl_islist(int fd, int argc, char **argv, char *combinedopt)
 		retval = 1;
 		goto bailout;
 	}
+	retval = 0;
 	XML_ParserFree(parser);
 
 	if (verbose != 0) {
@@ -4080,6 +4081,7 @@ cctl_devlist(int fd, int argc, char **argv, char *combinedopt)
 		retval = 1;
 		goto bailout;
 	}
+	retval = 0;
 	XML_ParserFree(parser);
 
 	printf("LUN Backend  %18s %4s %-16s %-16s\n", "Size (Blocks)", "BS",
@@ -4376,6 +4378,7 @@ cctl_portlist(int fd, int argc, char **argv, char *combinedopt)
 		retval = 1;
 		goto bailout;
 	}
+	retval = 0;
 	XML_ParserFree(parser);
 
 	if (quiet == 0)