diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 64ccaf9061..36814daf84 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ class FilePaths:
         return self.paths
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        try:
-            for path in self.paths:
+        for path in self.paths:
+            try:
                 os.remove(path)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
+            except OSError:
+                pass
         return False
 
 class FilePath(FilePaths):