diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 2c805f11f5..60da9fef3c 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
     /* Make sure all file formats flush their mutable metadata */
     bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(&local_err);
     if (local_err) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
-        error_free(local_err);
+        error_report_err(local_err);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }