diff --git a/src/util/virjson.c b/src/util/virjson.c
index 8918bc7f0c2e55628543d802737984ebab81cd8d..2bb73242c2c098540d1b6a734f68d3a38ea125f3 100644
--- a/src/util/virjson.c
+++ b/src/util/virjson.c
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@ cleanup:
         for (i = 0; i < parser.nstate; i++) {
             VIR_FREE(parser.state[i].key);
         }
+        VIR_FREE(parser.state);
     }
 
     VIR_DEBUG("result=%p", parser.head);