diff --git a/tests/test-logging.c b/tests/test-logging.c
index 8a1161de1d..783fe09a27 100644
--- a/tests/test-logging.c
+++ b/tests/test-logging.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void rmdir_full(gchar const *root)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    gchar *tmp_path = g_dir_make_tmp("qemu-test-logging.XXXXXX", NULL);
+    g_autofree gchar *tmp_path = g_dir_make_tmp("qemu-test-logging.XXXXXX", NULL);
     int rc;
 
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
@@ -212,6 +212,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     rc = g_test_run();
 
     rmdir_full(tmp_path);
-    g_free(tmp_path);
     return rc;
 }