diff --git a/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c b/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c
index 9d82c3d282..f4ac90a22d 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static void
 process_lldp_neighbors (NMLldpListener *self)
 {
 	NMLldpListenerPrivate *priv = NM_LLDP_LISTENER_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-	sd_lldp_packet **packets = NULL;
+	nm_auto_free sd_lldp_packet **packets = NULL;
 	GHashTable *hash;
 	int num, i;
 
@@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ next_packet:
 		sd_lldp_packet_unref (packets[i]);
 	}
 
-	g_free (packets);
-
 	if (lldp_hash_table_equal (priv->lldp_neighbors, hash)) {
 		g_hash_table_destroy (hash);
 	} else {