diff --git a/tests/e1000-test.c b/tests/e1000-test.c
index 59cab68a60..0c5fcdcc44 100644
--- a/tests/e1000-test.c
+++ b/tests/e1000-test.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         path = g_strdup_printf("e1000/%s", models[i]);
         qtest_add_data_func(path, models[i], test_device);
+        g_free(path);
     }
 
     return g_test_run();