diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index f667349e50..d44b45633d 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -2610,6 +2610,7 @@ static void qcow2_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
     qcrypto_block_free(s->crypto);
     s->crypto = NULL;
+    qapi_free_QCryptoBlockOpenOptions(s->crypto_opts);
 
     g_free(s->unknown_header_fields);
     cleanup_unknown_header_ext(bs);