diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index 027d67f10b..ed56ad40b3 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -2465,6 +2465,7 @@ next:
 done:
     iocb->aiocb = NULL;
     iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
+    g_free(iocb->range);
     qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
 }