diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index ef985381cbd54fe22e5cf6b8d5bab76225b6cbad..ee874326eee732e8a300aecc231999e45f1d8963 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
         error_free(err);
         object_unref(OBJECT(drc));
     }
+    g_free(child_name);
     DPRINTFN("drc realize complete");
 }