diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c
index 0dd6a20d3b..1bf131eb77 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ int hdb_fix_dn(
 		}
 		/* checkit == 2. do the fix. */
 		free( e->e_name.bv_val );
+		free( e->e_nname.bv_val );
 	}
 
 	e->e_name.bv_len = rlen - 1;