diff --git a/tests/virusbtest.c b/tests/virusbtest.c
index 4bbfe4af96..7cddb89afb 100644
--- a/tests/virusbtest.c
+++ b/tests/virusbtest.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ testUSBList(const void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
     }
 
     virUSBDeviceListDel(list, dev);
+    virUSBDeviceFree(dev);
     dev = NULL;
 
     if (testCheckNdevs("After deleting one",