diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 673d8a68c4..73a825dfdb 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,8 @@ static virDomainPtr qemuDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
 
  cleanup:
-    virObjectUnlock(vm);
+    if (vm)
+        virObjectUnlock(vm);
     return dom;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 1db6630db7..77e0b357c0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -3101,7 +3101,9 @@ qemuMigrationPrepareAny(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     VIR_FREE(xmlout);
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(dataFD[0]);
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(dataFD[1]);
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    if (ret < 0 && priv) {
+        /* priv is set right after vm is added to the list of domains
+         * and there is no 'goto cleanup;' in the middle of those */
         virPortAllocatorRelease(driver->migrationPorts, priv->nbdPort);
         priv->nbdPort = 0;
         qemuDomainRemoveInactive(driver, vm);