diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
index 40ab93630a4f09e41d63cc7b1c6ffa9c8c373b54..a1714c0971d10012a4b25e93ee7c65f48aa5bdd2 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ retry:
 
 cleanup:
     VIR_FREE(line);
+    VIR_FREE(fslist);
     VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(fp);
     return ret;
 }