diff --git a/tools/python/xen/lowlevel/xc/xc.c b/tools/python/xen/lowlevel/xc/xc.c
index e14e223ec9..d3ea350e07 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/lowlevel/xc/xc.c
+++ b/tools/python/xen/lowlevel/xc/xc.c
@@ -919,11 +919,16 @@ static PyObject *pyxc_physinfo(XcObject *self)
         sve_vl_bits = arch_capabilities_arm_sve(pinfo.arch_capabilities);
         py_arm_sve_vl = PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(sve_vl_bits);
 
-        if ( !py_arm_sve_vl )
+        if ( !py_arm_sve_vl ) {
+            Py_DECREF(objret);
             return NULL;
+        }
 
-        if( PyDict_SetItemString(objret, "arm_sve_vl", py_arm_sve_vl) )
+        if( PyDict_SetItemString(objret, "arm_sve_vl", py_arm_sve_vl) ) {
+            Py_DECREF(py_arm_sve_vl);
+            Py_DECREF(objret);
             return NULL;
+        }
     }
 #endif