diff --git a/hw/9pfs/xen-9p-backend.c b/hw/9pfs/xen-9p-backend.c
index 9c7f41af99da297cb011f171e107af5f148313a5..a1fdedecc628f41b8b71582c9096e7618285ec56 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/xen-9p-backend.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/xen-9p-backend.c
@@ -332,12 +332,14 @@ static int xen_9pfs_connect(struct XenDevice *xendev)
         str = g_strdup_printf("ring-ref%u", i);
         if (xenstore_read_fe_int(&xen_9pdev->xendev, str,
                                  &xen_9pdev->rings[i].ref) == -1) {
+            g_free(str);
             goto out;
         }
         g_free(str);
         str = g_strdup_printf("event-channel-%u", i);
         if (xenstore_read_fe_int(&xen_9pdev->xendev, str,
                                  &xen_9pdev->rings[i].evtchn) == -1) {
+            g_free(str);
             goto out;
         }
         g_free(str);