diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index be813be98..7fd066978 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -43,20 +43,17 @@ bool view_init(struct sway_view *view, enum sway_view_type type,
 	bool failed = false;
 	view->scene_tree = alloc_scene_tree(root->staging, &failed);
 	view->content_tree = alloc_scene_tree(view->scene_tree, &failed);
+	if (failed) {
+		goto err;
+	}
 
-	if (!failed && !scene_descriptor_assign(&view->scene_tree->node,
-			SWAY_SCENE_DESC_VIEW, view)) {
-		failed = true;
+	if (!scene_descriptor_assign(&view->scene_tree->node, SWAY_SCENE_DESC_VIEW, view)) {
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	view->image_capture_scene = wlr_scene_create();
 	if (view->image_capture_scene == NULL) {
-		failed = true;
-	}
-
-	if (failed) {
-		wlr_scene_node_destroy(&view->scene_tree->node);
-		return false;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	view->type = type;
@@ -67,6 +64,10 @@ bool view_init(struct sway_view *view, enum sway_view_type type,
 	view->tearing_mode = TEARING_WINDOW_HINT;
 	wl_signal_init(&view->events.unmap);
 	return true;
+
+err:
+	wlr_scene_node_destroy(&view->scene_tree->node);
+	return false;
 }
 
 void view_destroy(struct sway_view *view) {