diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 10f361c0ceabb24754827d011bf1b5adc09db4b6..258ee93705e6a033fb9918a24e6268ae8d624d78 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -7662,9 +7662,11 @@ virDomainVideoDefParseXML(const xmlNodePtr node,
                 vram = virXMLPropString(cur, "vram");
                 heads = virXMLPropString(cur, "heads");
 
-                if ((primary = virXMLPropString(cur, "primary")) != NULL)
+                if ((primary = virXMLPropString(cur, "primary")) != NULL) {
                     if (STREQ(primary, "yes"))
                         def->primary = 1;
+                    VIR_FREE(primary);
+                }
 
                 def->accel = virDomainVideoAccelDefParseXML(cur);
             }
@@ -7728,7 +7730,6 @@ virDomainVideoDefParseXML(const xmlNodePtr node,
     VIR_FREE(ram);
     VIR_FREE(vram);
     VIR_FREE(heads);
-    VIR_FREE(primary);
 
     return def;