diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_vof.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_vof.c
index 40ce8fe0037ce545e3ff58c55fd23d7de5299104..e437cab64264ea5cd7eb5fc5d4ed9b219391465e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_vof.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_vof.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ target_ulong spapr_h_vof_client(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 
 void spapr_vof_client_dt_finalize(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt)
 {
-    char *stdout_path = spapr_vio_stdout_path(spapr->vio_bus);
+    g_autofree char *stdout_path = spapr_vio_stdout_path(spapr->vio_bus);
 
     vof_build_dt(fdt, spapr->vof);