diff --git a/src/util/cgroup.c b/src/util/cgroup.c
index c80cf50311064dcacfd15ad1c29b167eeed6854c..e6f027059a69033e2943ac2c00bb74bfc427f009 100644
--- a/src/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/util/cgroup.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ static int virCgroupCpuSetInherit(virCgroupPtr parent, virCgroupPtr group)
                                   VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPUSET,
                                   inherit_values[i],
                                   value);
+        VIR_FREE(value);
 
         if (rc != 0) {
             VIR_ERROR("Failed to set %s %d", inherit_values[i], rc);