diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 67555c9be3e98aa49ee10970e6af8f35c33c5c3b..c290baf953c95eb5a5843ccaca64cdf45ef77c23 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -2853,6 +2853,7 @@ virDomainVideoDefClear(virDomainVideoDefPtr def)
     if (def->driver)
         VIR_FREE(def->driver->vhost_user_binary);
     VIR_FREE(def->driver);
+    virObjectUnref(def->privateData);
 
     memset(def, 0, sizeof(*def));
 }
@@ -2864,7 +2865,6 @@ void virDomainVideoDefFree(virDomainVideoDefPtr def)
         return;
 
     virDomainVideoDefClear(def);
-    virObjectUnref(def->privateData);
     VIR_FREE(def);
 }