diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a84e2b4b33..48d4f8fbbe 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Mar 16 10:30:00 GMT 2009 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/storage_driver.c: Don't free storage volume in error
+	path, since it may still be referenced elsewhere
+
 Mon Mar 16 10:29:00 GMT 2009 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	Avoid harmless warning message
diff --git a/src/storage_driver.c b/src/storage_driver.c
index f1320c5be7..b2618436da 100644
--- a/src/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage_driver.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,6 @@ storageVolumeDelete(virStorageVolPtr obj,
     ret = 0;
 
 cleanup:
-    virStorageVolDefFree(vol);
     if (pool)
         virStoragePoolObjUnlock(pool);
     return ret;