diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 186bc21bae..2582dadf2e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -6973,6 +6973,9 @@ qemuDomainGetNumaParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             if (virTypedParameterAssign(param, VIR_DOMAIN_NUMA_NODESET,
                                         VIR_TYPED_PARAM_STRING, nodeset) < 0)
                 goto cleanup;
+
+            nodeset = NULL;
+
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -6986,6 +6989,7 @@ qemuDomainGetNumaParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
     ret = 0;
 
 cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(nodeset);
     virCgroupFree(&group);
     if (vm)
         virDomainObjUnlock(vm);