diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
index b8f8bcece6..8d3e0176e0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ static bool virNetClientIOEventLoopRemoveDone(virNetClientCallPtr call,
         if (call->expectReply)
             VIR_WARN("Got a call expecting a reply but without a waiting thread");
         virCondDestroy(&call->cond);
-        VIR_FREE(call->msg);
+        virNetMessageFree(call->msg);
         VIR_FREE(call);
     }
 
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ virNetClientIOEventLoopRemoveAll(virNetClientCallPtr call,
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Removing call %p", call);
     virCondDestroy(&call->cond);
-    VIR_FREE(call->msg);
+    virNetMessageFree(call->msg);
     VIR_FREE(call);
     return true;
 }