diff --git a/qemu/target-i386/cpu.c b/qemu/target-i386/cpu.c
index e3bc00ae..49ddd8ef 100644
--- a/qemu/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/qemu/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -2909,6 +2909,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_apic_create(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(cpu), "lapic",
                               OBJECT(cpu->apic_state), &error_abort);
+    object_unref(OBJECT(cpu->apic_state));
     //qdev_prop_set_uint8(cpu->apic_state, "id", cpu->apic_id);
     /* TODO: convert to link<> */
     apic = APIC_COMMON(cpu->apic_state);