diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index bdab117e96..64b01e524f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -1975,6 +1975,8 @@ qemuDomainObjPrivateDataClear(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv)
 
     priv->migrationRecoverSetup = false;
 
+    VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(priv->iommufd);
+
     g_clear_pointer(&priv->memoryBackingDir, g_free);
 }