diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 09b2791be6..5e2c903f60 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2931,7 +2931,10 @@ qemuDomainScreenshot(virDomainPtr dom,
 
 endjob:
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(tmp_fd);
-    VIR_FREE(tmp);
+    if (tmp) {
+        unlink(tmp);
+        VIR_FREE(tmp);
+    }
 
     if (qemuDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm) == 0)
         vm = NULL;