diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index d1f8a76db1..75f21dc6c7 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -7540,6 +7540,7 @@ static virDomainDefPtr virDomainDefParseXML(virCapsPtr caps,
             if (i != 0) {
                 virDomainReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
                                      _("Only the first console can be a serial port"));
+                virDomainChrDefFree(chr);
                 goto error;
             }