diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index fd0d138a1b..d51fb60f79 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ static int ppce500_load_device_tree(MachineState *machine,
         }
 
         fdt = load_device_tree(filename, &fdt_size);
+        g_free(filename);
         if (!fdt) {
             goto out;
         }