diff --git a/hw/eeprom93xx.c b/hw/eeprom93xx.c
index f91b0c99c0..cf778b7410 100644
--- a/hw/eeprom93xx.c
+++ b/hw/eeprom93xx.c
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ void eeprom93xx_free(eeprom_t *eeprom)
 {
     /* Destroy EEPROM. */
     logout("eeprom = 0x%p\n", eeprom);
+    unregister_savevm("eeprom", eeprom);
     qemu_free(eeprom);
 }