diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
index 95ae546457..d880d65ec3 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ processLU(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
     VIR_FREE(type_path);
 
 out:
+    VIR_FREE(block_device);
     return retval;
 }