diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
index c76d5857f7..1e04a68e04 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
@@ -1123,5 +1123,7 @@ qemuRemoveCgroup(virDomainObjPtr vm)
             VIR_DEBUG("Failed to terminate cgroup for %s", vm->def->name);
     }
 
+    VIR_FREE(priv->machineName);
+
     return virCgroupRemove(priv->cgroup);
 }