diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 4609c0051f..d77a0e42b1 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -4816,10 +4816,8 @@ libxlDomainMemoryStats(virDomainPtr dom,
     libxl_dominfo_dispose(&d_info);
 
  endjob:
-    if (!libxlDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm)) {
-        virObjectUnlock(vm);
+    if (!libxlDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm))
         vm = NULL;
-    }
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)