diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index e1a0dd553e..3109f8a170 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -11415,6 +11415,7 @@ qemuDomainBlockPeek(virDomainPtr dom,
     virQEMUDriverPtr driver = dom->conn->privateData;
     virDomainDiskDefPtr disk = NULL;
     virDomainObjPtr vm;
+    char *tmpbuf = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
 
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
@@ -11441,15 +11442,18 @@ qemuDomainBlockPeek(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (qemuDomainStorageFileInit(driver, vm, disk->src) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (virStorageFileRead(disk->src, offset, size, buffer) < 0)
+    if (virStorageFileRead(disk->src, offset, size, &tmpbuf) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    memcpy(buffer, tmpbuf, size);
+
     ret = 0;
 
  cleanup:
     if (disk)
         virStorageFileDeinit(disk->src);
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
+    VIR_FREE(tmpbuf);
     return ret;
 }