diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
index 8573957facae..b1d1d6da3758 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
@@ -1219,13 +1219,17 @@ static int vf_guc_min_load_for_hwconfig(struct xe_guc *guc)
 
 	ret = xe_gt_sriov_vf_connect(gt);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	ret = xe_gt_sriov_vf_query_runtime(gt);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	xe_guc_sanitize(guc);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc.c
index 6431ba3a2c53..3e0c3af235f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int vf_uc_load_hw(struct xe_uc *uc)
 
 	err = xe_gt_sriov_vf_connect(uc_to_gt(uc));
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	uc->guc.submission_state.enabled = true;
 
@@ -168,9 +168,13 @@ static int vf_uc_load_hw(struct xe_uc *uc)
 
 	err = xe_gt_record_default_lrcs(uc_to_gt(uc));
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	xe_guc_sanitize(&uc->guc);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -202,15 +206,15 @@ int xe_uc_load_hw(struct xe_uc *uc)
 
 	ret = xe_gt_record_default_lrcs(uc_to_gt(uc));
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	ret = xe_guc_post_load_init(&uc->guc);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	ret = xe_guc_pc_start(&uc->guc.pc);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	xe_guc_engine_activity_enable_stats(&uc->guc);
 
@@ -222,6 +226,10 @@ int xe_uc_load_hw(struct xe_uc *uc)
 	xe_gsc_load_start(&uc->gsc);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	xe_guc_sanitize(&uc->guc);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int xe_uc_reset_prepare(struct xe_uc *uc)