diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
index aca5ff3bb0..72bf211cc7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
@@ -1529,7 +1529,6 @@ qemuAgentGetVCPUs(qemuAgentPtr mon,
 cleanup:
     virJSONValueFree(cmd);
     virJSONValueFree(reply);
-    virJSONValueFree(data);
     return ret;
 }