diff --git a/tests/qemusecuritymock.c b/tests/qemusecuritymock.c
index e52a41067a..815bd44d76 100644
--- a/tests/qemusecuritymock.c
+++ b/tests/qemusecuritymock.c
@@ -411,13 +411,23 @@ int checkPaths(void)
 
     ret = 0;
  cleanup:
-    virHashRemoveAll(chown_paths);
-    virHashRemoveAll(xattr_paths);
     virMutexUnlock(&m);
     return ret;
 }
 
 
+void freePaths(void)
+{
+    virMutexLock(&m);
+    init_hash();
+
+    virHashFree(chown_paths);
+    virHashFree(xattr_paths);
+    chown_paths = xattr_paths = NULL;
+    virMutexUnlock(&m);
+}
+
+
 int
 virProcessRunInFork(virProcessForkCallback cb,
                     void *opaque)
diff --git a/tests/qemusecuritytest.c b/tests/qemusecuritytest.c
index 79d4f744b6..9ac953f388 100644
--- a/tests/qemusecuritytest.c
+++ b/tests/qemusecuritytest.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ testDomain(const void *opaque)
     unsetenv(ENVVAR);
     virObjectUnref(vm);
     virObjectUnref(securityManager);
+    freePaths();
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/qemusecuritytest.h b/tests/qemusecuritytest.h
index f166eac3ac..812d73f073 100644
--- a/tests/qemusecuritytest.h
+++ b/tests/qemusecuritytest.h
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@
 #define ENVVAR "LIBVIRT_QEMU_SECURITY_TEST"
 
 extern int checkPaths(void);
+
+extern void freePaths(void);