diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 1d4220ece8..c00a6807d9 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ void dump_vmstate_json_to_file(FILE *out_file)
     }
     fprintf(out_file, "\n}\n");
     fclose(out_file);
+    g_slist_free(list);
 }
 
 static uint32_t calculate_new_instance_id(const char *idstr)