diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index e75a249544..cba249a4fb 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -3610,7 +3610,6 @@ cmdBlkiotune(vshControl * ctl, const vshCmd * cmd)
     if (weight) {
         nparams++;
         if (weight < 0) {
-            virDomainFree(dom);
             vshError(ctl, _("Invalid value of %d for I/O weight"), weight);
             goto cleanup;
         }