diff --git a/tests/testutilsqemu.c b/tests/testutilsqemu.c
index 1cf72a9533..133de29eb3 100644
--- a/tests/testutilsqemu.c
+++ b/tests/testutilsqemu.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ void qemuTestDriverFree(virQEMUDriver *driver)
     virObjectUnref(driver->xmlopt);
     virObjectUnref(driver->caps);
     virObjectUnref(driver->config);
+    virObjectUnref(driver->securityManager);
 }
 
 int qemuTestCapsCacheInsert(virQEMUCapsCachePtr cache, const char *binary,