diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index d37962d58e..cf7b62c8c9 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -3878,7 +3878,7 @@ lxcDomainDetachDeviceHostdevUSBLive(virLXCDriverPtr driver,
     virDomainHostdevDefPtr def = NULL;
     int idx, ret = -1;
     char *dst = NULL;
-    char *vroot;
+    char *vroot = NULL;
     virUSBDevicePtr usb = NULL;
 
     if ((idx = virDomainHostdevFind(vm->def,
@@ -3936,6 +3936,7 @@ lxcDomainDetachDeviceHostdevUSBLive(virLXCDriverPtr driver,
 cleanup:
     virUSBDeviceFree(usb);
     VIR_FREE(dst);
+    VIR_FREE(vroot);
     return ret;
 }