diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index f8d9afe25e..cda85f65fc 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -3869,7 +3869,8 @@ getAutoDumpPath(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                              timestr));
 
     virObjectUnref(cfg);
-    return domname;
+    VIR_FREE(domname);
+    return dumpfile;
 }
 
 static void