diff --git a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
index 9121581fecb8e55a0573071eddfff06122b54d52..662e2f7bbfb86b66b05c01b04ed9db3eeb5fe434 100644
--- a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
+++ b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ phypUUIDTable_Push(virConnectPtr conn)
     ret = 0;
 
  cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(remote_file);
     if (channel) {
         libssh2_channel_send_eof(channel);
         libssh2_channel_wait_eof(channel);