diff --git a/qom/cpu.c b/qom/cpu.c
index f5579b1cd5..a8d2958956 100644
--- a/qom/cpu.c
+++ b/qom/cpu.c
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ static void cpu_common_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 static void cpu_common_finalize(Object *obj)
 {
+    CPUState *cpu = CPU(obj);
+
+    qemu_mutex_destroy(&cpu->work_mutex);
 }
 
 static int64_t cpu_common_get_arch_id(CPUState *cpu)