diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 60e0318a41..f9bf51e3c7 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -8263,7 +8263,7 @@ virDomainVcpuPinDel(virDomainDefPtr def, int vcpu)
         return 0;
 
     if (--def->cputune.nvcpupin == 0) {
-        virDomainVcpuPinDefFree(def->cputune.vcpupin, 0);
+        VIR_FREE(def->cputune.vcpupin);
     } else {
         if (VIR_REALLOC_N(def->cputune.vcpupin, def->cputune.nvcpupin) < 0) {
             virReportOOMError();