diff --git a/src/xen/xend_internal.c b/src/xen/xend_internal.c
index 641088c9ccb215a37a6dc245485c1cf0387049db..27b87fc60c5a73b089cdd7caf4ecb9ee79dc4d0a 100644
--- a/src/xen/xend_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen/xend_internal.c
@@ -1127,8 +1127,10 @@ sexpr_to_xend_topology(const struct sexpr *root, virCapsPtr caps)
                 goto error;
         }
 
-        if (VIR_ALLOC_N(cpuInfo, numCpus) < 0)
+        if (VIR_ALLOC_N(cpuInfo, numCpus) < 0) {
+            virBitmapFree(cpuset);
             goto memory_error;
+        }
 
         for (n = 0, cpu = 0; cpu < numCpus; cpu++) {
             bool used;