1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qom/container.c b/qom/container.c
index c9eb49b01e..f6ccaf7ea7 100644
--- a/qom/container.c
+++ b/qom/container.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Object *container_get(Object *root, const char *path)
         if (!child) {
             child = object_new("container");
             object_property_add_child(obj, parts[i], child, NULL);
+            object_unref(child);
         }
     }