diff --git a/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c b/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c
index 9bddc73c2..dffec4ac0 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ destroy_qp(struct nvmf_vfio_user_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint16_t qid)
 
 	unmap_qp(qpair);
 	free(qpair->reqs_internal);
+	free(qpair);
 	ctrlr->qp[qid] = NULL;
 }