diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
index eb04b11b56..324901a560 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ virDomainSnapshotDiskDefClear(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr disk)
     disk->src = NULL;
 }
 
+void
+virDomainSnapshotDiskDefFree(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr disk)
+{
+    if (!disk)
+        return;
+
+    virDomainSnapshotDiskDefClear(disk);
+    VIR_FREE(disk);
+}
+
+
 /* Allocate a new virDomainSnapshotDef; free with virObjectUnref() */
 virDomainSnapshotDefPtr
 virDomainSnapshotDefNew(void)
diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf_priv.h b/src/conf/snapshot_conf_priv.h
index 369a023881..b721a57c4b 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf_priv.h
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf_priv.h
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ virDomainSnapshotDiskDefParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
                                  virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr def,
                                  unsigned int flags,
                                  virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt);
+
+void
+virDomainSnapshotDiskDefFree(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr disk);