1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index e2021c4a05..f0388508bc 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -10358,7 +10358,7 @@ PowerPCCPU *cpu_ppc_init(const char *cpu_model)
     if (err != NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
         error_free(err);
-        object_delete(OBJECT(cpu));
+        object_unref(OBJECT(cpu));
         return NULL;
     }