diff --git a/servers/lloadd/upstream.c b/servers/lloadd/upstream.c
index 680a677d9c..a77d88a42b 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/upstream.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/upstream.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ upstream_bind_cb( evutil_socket_t s, short what, void *arg )
     return;
 
 fail:
+    event_del( c->c_read_event );
     ber_free( ber, 1 );
     UPSTREAM_DESTROY(c);
 }