diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 7ea157f9c4..3f67cda9e9 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ libxlReconnectDomain(virDomainObj *vm,
     int rc;
     libxl_dominfo d_info;
     int len;
-    uint8_t *data = NULL;
+    g_autofree uint8_t *data = NULL;
     virHostdevManager *hostdev_mgr = driver->hostdevMgr;
     unsigned int hostdev_flags = VIR_HOSTDEV_SP_PCI;
     int ret = -1;