diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index 6aca7eebf8b6de7113d4ff16a5da40afd48f08a7..5fe3f44fbec75302f70b85bbe7af8c17e5a31d7a 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ libxlDomainShutdownThread(void *opaque)
     virObjectEventStateQueue(driver->domainEventState, dom_event);
     libxl_event_free(cfg->ctx, ev);
     VIR_FREE(shutdown_info);
+    libxl_domain_config_dispose(&d_config);
     virObjectUnref(cfg);
 }