diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index b277cc58ebb7d1c3adfef4d2d5675b10d37eb72d..a19c4a781ef0d4f8570e37c89e0b7b61f0d154ef 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -4316,6 +4316,7 @@ endjob:
         vm = NULL;
 
 cleanup:
+    qemuCapsFree(qemuCaps);
     virDomainDefFree(vmdef);
     virDomainDeviceDefFree(dev);
     if (vm)