diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index ea1b76335da7c848767b9be2c89d3972b89c7eb3..69bf8681b71be1ec0eaecf83123fde70f040f8a6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -1709,9 +1709,11 @@ static int qemuParseRBDString(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk)
 
         p = next;
     }
+    VIR_FREE(options);
     return 0;
 
 no_memory:
+    VIR_FREE(options);
     virReportOOMError();
     return -1;
 }