diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 886442e54f..af537bba2b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ done:
         cpu_physical_memory_write(addr, fdt, fdt_size);
     }
     ret = fdt_size;
+    g_free(fdt);
 
 out:
     g_free(pci_map);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 139c857b1e..e98038b809 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ static void pnv_reset(MachineState *machine)
 
     qemu_fdt_dumpdtb(fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
     cpu_physical_memory_write(PNV_FDT_ADDR, fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
+
+    g_free(fdt);
 }
 
 static ISABus *pnv_chip_power8_isa_create(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)