diff --git a/test/font-variations.c b/test/font-variations.c
index a1794aa57..733f5ca93 100644
--- a/test/font-variations.c
+++ b/test/font-variations.c
@@ -47,19 +47,21 @@ test_variation (cairo_test_context_t *ctx,
                 int                   def,
                 float                 expected_value)
 {
-    cairo_font_face_t *font_face;
-    cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font;
+#if CAIRO_HAS_FC_FONT
+    cairo_test_status_t result = CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+
+    cairo_font_face_t *font_face = NULL;
+    cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font = NULL;
     cairo_matrix_t matrix;
-    cairo_font_options_t *options;
+    cairo_font_options_t *options = NULL;
     cairo_status_t status;
 
-    FT_Face ft_face;
+    FT_Face ft_face = NULL;
     FT_MM_Var *ft_mm_var;
     FT_Error ret;
     FT_Fixed coords[20];
     unsigned int i;
 
-#if CAIRO_HAS_FC_FONT
     FcPattern *pattern;
 
     /* we need a font that has variations */
@@ -72,25 +74,25 @@ test_variation (cairo_test_context_t *ctx,
 
     if (status != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to create font face");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     cairo_matrix_init_identity (&matrix);
     options = cairo_font_options_create ();
     if (cairo_font_options_status (options) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to create font options");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     cairo_font_options_set_variations (options, input);
     if (cairo_font_options_status (options) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to set variations");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     if (strcmp (cairo_font_options_get_variations (options), input) != 0) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to verify variations");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     scaled_font = cairo_scaled_font_create (font_face, &matrix, &matrix, options);
@@ -98,29 +100,30 @@ test_variation (cairo_test_context_t *ctx,
 
     if (status != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to create scaled font");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     ft_face = cairo_ft_scaled_font_lock_face (scaled_font);
     if (cairo_scaled_font_status (scaled_font) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to get FT_Face");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
     if (strcmp (ft_face->family_name, "Adobe Variable Font Prototype") != 0) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "This test requires the font \"Adobe Variable Font Prototype\" (https://github.com/adobe-fonts/adobe-variable-font-prototype/releases)");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_UNTESTED;
+        result = CAIRO_TEST_UNTESTED;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     ret = FT_Get_MM_Var (ft_face, &ft_mm_var);
     if (ret != 0) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to get MM");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     ret = FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates (ft_face, 20, coords);
     if (ret != 0) {
         cairo_test_log (ctx, "Failed to get coords");
-        return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < ft_mm_var->num_axis; i++) {
@@ -134,14 +137,14 @@ test_variation (cairo_test_context_t *ctx,
                 if (coords[i] != axis->def) {
                     cairo_test_log (ctx, "Axis %s: not default value (%g != %g)",
                                     axis->name, coords[i] / 65536., axis->def / 65536.);
-                    return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+                    goto cleanup;
                 }
             }
             else {
                 if (coords[i] != FloatToFixed(expected_value)) {
                     cairo_test_log (ctx, "Axis %s: not expected value (%g != %g)",
                                     axis->name, coords[i] / 65536., expected_value);
-                    return CAIRO_TEST_FAILURE;
+                    goto cleanup;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -149,13 +152,19 @@ test_variation (cairo_test_context_t *ctx,
         }
     }
 
-    cairo_ft_scaled_font_unlock_face (scaled_font);
+    result = CAIRO_TEST_SUCCESS;
 
-    cairo_scaled_font_destroy (scaled_font);
-    cairo_font_options_destroy (options);
-    cairo_font_face_destroy (font_face);
+cleanup:
+    if (ft_face)
+        cairo_ft_scaled_font_unlock_face (scaled_font);
+    if (scaled_font)
+        cairo_scaled_font_destroy (scaled_font);
+    if (options)
+        cairo_font_options_destroy (options);
+    if (font_face)
+        cairo_font_face_destroy (font_face);
 
-    return CAIRO_TEST_SUCCESS;
+    return result;
 #else
     return CAIRO_TEST_UNTESTED;
 #endif