diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
index 08d62dfe53..3a0b285a49 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 			line[0] = '\0';
 		}
 	}
+	if ( buf )
+		free( buf );
 
 	/*
 	 * next, make the id2children index