diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 4980f9f0ef..9cf4446acf 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -17126,7 +17126,6 @@ qemuDomainBlockPivot(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 {
     int ret = -1;
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
-    virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
 
     if (!disk->mirror) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
@@ -17167,7 +17166,6 @@ qemuDomainBlockPivot(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     }
 
  cleanup:
-    virObjectUnref(cfg);
     return ret;
 }