diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
index 63e34d457a..5e3973fc5f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int spapr_tce_table_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
         memcpy(tcet->table, tcet->mig_table,
                tcet->nb_table * sizeof(tcet->table[0]));
 
-        free(tcet->mig_table);
+        g_free(tcet->mig_table);
         tcet->mig_table = NULL;
     }