diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 89714ca422beb334bf951e3558bd6f9e2db04192..0ea28158543ec55bbe0c4de0fd665c789c96b39e 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -2305,8 +2305,10 @@ remoteDispatchDomainMigratePrepare2(virNetServerPtr server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     rv = 0;
 
  cleanup:
-    if (rv < 0)
+    if (rv < 0) {
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
+        VIR_FREE(uri_out);
+    }
     return rv;
 }