diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 1cea942e8deb2f4a9b58568293cfeaf11fe5f205..9c61306880b2c3fbf88b83fdd41768e6f22c341b 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -2536,6 +2536,7 @@ remoteDispatchAuthPolkit(virNetServerPtr server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     virNetServerClientSetIdentity(client, ident);
     virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
     virCommandFree(cmd);
+    VIR_FREE(pkout);
     VIR_FREE(ident);
 
     return 0;