diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c
index d7e13013d7..62df30d9f4 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ virLockDaemonConfigFilePath(bool privileged, char **configfile)
     if (privileged) {
         *configfile = g_strdup(SYSCONFDIR "/libvirt/virtlockd.conf");
     } else {
-        char *configdir = NULL;
+        g_autofree char *configdir = NULL;
 
         if (!(configdir = virGetUserConfigDirectory()))
             goto error;
 
         *configfile = g_strdup_printf("%s/virtlockd.conf", configdir);
-        VIR_FREE(configdir);
     }
 
     return 0;