diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index cd8d7ffb56..350e6f5368 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -5427,7 +5427,7 @@ qemuDomainGetEmulatorPinInfo(virDomainPtr dom,
     int ret = -1;
     int hostcpus;
     virBitmapPtr cpumask = NULL;
-    virBitmapPtr bitmap = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virBitmap) bitmap = NULL;
     virBitmapPtr autoCpuset = NULL;
 
     virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE |
@@ -5468,7 +5468,6 @@ qemuDomainGetEmulatorPinInfo(virDomainPtr dom,
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
-    virBitmapFree(bitmap);
     return ret;
 }