diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8b26a4b8da..41629f032d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Wed Jan 30 20:49:34 CET 2008  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+	* src/libvirt.c (do_open): Avoid double-free upon failure.
+
 	Avoid segfault upon malloc failure, and plug a leak.
 	* src/test.c (testDomainSave): Detect testDomainDumpXML failure.
 	Free "xml".
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index defadc19ef..c19565fd4e 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ do_open (const char *name,
     return ret;
 
 failed:
-    free (ret->name);
     if (ret->driver) ret->driver->close (ret);
     if (uri) xmlFreeURI(uri);
 	virUnrefConnect(ret);