diff --git a/src/security/security_selinux.c b/src/security/security_selinux.c
index 056637e4cb..015abc29f5 100644
--- a/src/security/security_selinux.c
+++ b/src/security/security_selinux.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ virSecuritySELinuxContextListFree(void *opaque)
     for (i = 0; i < list->nItems; i++)
         virSecuritySELinuxContextItemFree(list->items[i]);
 
+    VIR_FREE(list->items);
     VIR_FREE(list);
 }