diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 9aec78d0c5a239b0c7b5a112df223a14e8a6a589..b5f8703574ca7194f8c73040ca40a1824f01a0b4 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -4435,7 +4435,7 @@ libxlDomainMigratePrepare3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
     if (virDomainMigratePrepare3ParamsEnsureACL(dconn, def) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    if (libxlDomainMigrationPrepare(dconn, def, uri_in, uri_out, flags) < 0)
+    if (libxlDomainMigrationPrepare(dconn, &def, uri_in, uri_out, flags) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
index cfbbcd002ac34a2af08a8f841f39adcbc6b78986..334aa85a86cd342c60c4cdc284caf7756fd3d9d9 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ libxlDomainMigrationPrepareDef(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
 
 int
 libxlDomainMigrationPrepare(virConnectPtr dconn,
-                            virDomainDefPtr def,
+                            virDomainDefPtr *def,
                             const char *uri_in,
                             char **uri_out,
                             unsigned int flags)
@@ -283,12 +283,13 @@ libxlDomainMigrationPrepare(virConnectPtr dconn,
     size_t i;
     int ret = -1;
 
-    if (!(vm = virDomainObjListAdd(driver->domains, def,
+    if (!(vm = virDomainObjListAdd(driver->domains, *def,
                                    driver->xmlopt,
                                    VIR_DOMAIN_OBJ_LIST_ADD_LIVE |
                                    VIR_DOMAIN_OBJ_LIST_ADD_CHECK_LIVE,
                                    NULL)))
         goto error;
+    *def = NULL;
 
     /* Create socket connection to receive migration data */
     if (!uri_in) {
@@ -405,6 +406,11 @@ libxlDomainMigrationPrepare(virConnectPtr dconn,
         virNetSocketClose(socks[i]);
         virObjectUnref(socks[i]);
     }
+    /* Remove virDomainObj from domain list */
+    if (vm) {
+        virDomainObjListRemove(driver->domains, vm);
+        vm = NULL;
+    }
 
  done:
     virURIFree(uri);
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.h b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.h
index aab96f54fb643543ee6ff6630dd070e9781f16ff..20b45d86ddeadcdf6db782a2efd12d7ca08aa685 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.h
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ libxlDomainMigrationPrepareDef(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
 
 int
 libxlDomainMigrationPrepare(virConnectPtr dconn,
-                            virDomainDefPtr def,
+                            virDomainDefPtr *def,
                             const char *uri_in,
                             char **uri_out,
                             unsigned int flags);