diff --git a/hw/vfio/ccw.c b/hw/vfio/ccw.c
index 67bc137f9b..22378d50bc 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/ccw.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/ccw.c
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ static bool vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
 
     vcdev->io_region_offset = info->offset;
     vcdev->io_region = g_malloc0(info->size);
-    g_free(info);
 
     /* check for the optional async command region */
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(vdev, VFIO_REGION_TYPE_CCW,
@@ -523,7 +522,6 @@ static bool vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
         }
         vcdev->async_cmd_region_offset = info->offset;
         vcdev->async_cmd_region = g_malloc0(info->size);
-        g_free(info);
     }
 
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(vdev, VFIO_REGION_TYPE_CCW,
@@ -536,7 +534,6 @@ static bool vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
         }
         vcdev->schib_region_offset = info->offset;
         vcdev->schib_region = g_malloc(info->size);
-        g_free(info);
     }
 
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(vdev, VFIO_REGION_TYPE_CCW,
@@ -550,7 +547,6 @@ static bool vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
         }
         vcdev->crw_region_offset = info->offset;
         vcdev->crw_region = g_malloc(info->size);
-        g_free(info);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -560,7 +556,6 @@ out_err:
     g_free(vcdev->schib_region);
     g_free(vcdev->async_cmd_region);
     g_free(vcdev->io_region);
-    g_free(info);
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
index a8243c0c58..c0a6263678 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/common.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
@@ -1551,6 +1551,16 @@ retry:
     return info;
 }
 
+static void vfio_get_all_regions(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    struct vfio_region_info *info;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < vbasedev->num_regions; i++) {
+        vfio_get_region_info(vbasedev, i, &info);
+    }
+}
+
 void vfio_prepare_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer,
                          VFIOGroup *group, struct vfio_device_info *info)
 {
@@ -1568,6 +1578,8 @@ void vfio_prepare_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer,
     }
 
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vfio_device_list, vbasedev, global_next);
+
+    vfio_get_all_regions(vbasedev);
 }
 
 bool vfio_attach_device_by_iommu_type(const char *iommu_type, char *name,
diff --git a/hw/vfio/container.c b/hw/vfio/container.c
index b1a58b0579..e0fd5a153b 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/container.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/container.c
@@ -888,6 +888,16 @@ static bool vfio_get_device(VFIOGroup *group, const char *name,
 
 static void vfio_put_base_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
 {
+    if (vbasedev->regions != NULL) {
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < vbasedev->num_regions; i++) {
+            g_free(vbasedev->regions[i]);
+        }
+        g_free(vbasedev->regions);
+        vbasedev->regions = NULL;
+    }
+
     if (!vbasedev->group) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/vfio/helpers.c b/hw/vfio/helpers.c
index 913796f437..a8951176b8 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/helpers.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/helpers.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int vfio_setup_region_sparse_mmaps(VFIORegion *region,
 int vfio_region_setup(Object *obj, VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIORegion *region,
                       int index, const char *name)
 {
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *info = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *info = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     ret = vfio_get_region_info(vbasedev, index, &info);
@@ -561,6 +561,17 @@ int vfio_get_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int index,
 {
     size_t argsz = sizeof(struct vfio_region_info);
 
+    /* create region cache */
+    if (vbasedev->regions == NULL) {
+        vbasedev->regions = g_new0(struct vfio_region_info *,
+                                   vbasedev->num_regions);
+    }
+    /* check cache */
+    if (vbasedev->regions[index] != NULL) {
+        *info = vbasedev->regions[index];
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     *info = g_malloc0(argsz);
 
     (*info)->index = index;
@@ -580,6 +591,9 @@ retry:
         goto retry;
     }
 
+    /* fill cache */
+    vbasedev->regions[index] = *info;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -598,7 +612,6 @@ int vfio_get_dev_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t type,
 
         hdr = vfio_get_region_info_cap(*info, VFIO_REGION_INFO_CAP_TYPE);
         if (!hdr) {
-            g_free(*info);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -610,8 +623,6 @@ int vfio_get_dev_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t type,
         if (cap_type->type == type && cap_type->subtype == subtype) {
             return 0;
         }
-
-        g_free(*info);
     }
 
     *info = NULL;
@@ -620,7 +631,7 @@ int vfio_get_dev_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t type,
 
 bool vfio_has_region_cap(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int region, uint16_t cap_type)
 {
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *info = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *info = NULL;
     bool ret = false;
 
     if (!vfio_get_region_info(vbasedev, region, &info)) {
diff --git a/hw/vfio/igd.c b/hw/vfio/igd.c
index 0740a5dd8c..d2f9300e9a 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/igd.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/igd.c
@@ -553,10 +553,10 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar0_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
 
 void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
 {
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *rom = NULL;
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *opregion = NULL;
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *host = NULL;
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *lpc = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *rom = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *opregion = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *host = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *lpc = NULL;
     VFIOQuirk *quirk;
     VFIOIGDQuirk *igd;
     PCIDevice *lpc_bridge;
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index 17080b9dc0..8e6f20b3ad 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static void vfio_update_msi(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
 
 static void vfio_pci_load_rom(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
 {
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *reg_info = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *reg_info = NULL;
     uint64_t size;
     off_t off = 0;
     ssize_t bytes;
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ static VFIODeviceOps vfio_pci_ops = {
 bool vfio_populate_vga(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
 {
     VFIODevice *vbasedev = &vdev->vbasedev;
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *reg_info = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *reg_info = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     ret = vfio_get_region_info(vbasedev, VFIO_PCI_VGA_REGION_INDEX, &reg_info);
@@ -2731,7 +2731,7 @@ bool vfio_populate_vga(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
 static bool vfio_populate_device(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
 {
     VFIODevice *vbasedev = &vdev->vbasedev;
-    g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *reg_info = NULL;
+    struct vfio_region_info *reg_info = NULL;
     struct vfio_irq_info irq_info = { .argsz = sizeof(irq_info) };
     int i, ret = -1;
 
@@ -3135,7 +3135,7 @@ static void vfio_realize(PCIDevice *pdev, Error **errp)
 
     if (!vdev->igd_opregion &&
         vdev->features & VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_IGD_OPREGION) {
-        g_autofree struct vfio_region_info *opregion = NULL;
+        struct vfio_region_info *opregion = NULL;
 
         if (vdev->pdev.qdev.hotplugged) {
             error_setg(errp,
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
index da2c5947c4..59348b81aa 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ typedef struct VFIODevice {
     IOMMUFDBackend *iommufd;
     VFIOIOASHwpt *hwpt;
     QLIST_ENTRY(VFIODevice) hwpt_next;
+    struct vfio_region_info **regions;
 } VFIODevice;
 
 struct VFIODeviceOps {
