diff --git a/src/util/virfile.h b/src/util/virfile.h
index 6fde4f88ca..6973fbd54a 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.h
+++ b/src/util/virfile.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ int virDirRead(DIR *dirp, struct dirent **ent, const char *dirname)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 void virDirClose(DIR *dirp)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(DIR, virDirClose);
 #define VIR_DIR_CLOSE(dir)  virDirClose(dir)
 
 int virFileMakePath(const char *path) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;