diff --git a/libraries/libldap/unbind.c b/libraries/libldap/unbind.c
index 52d535f85c..38a8e67a8a 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/unbind.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/unbind.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ ldap_send_unbind(
 	/* send the message */
 	if ( ber_flush( sb, ber, 1 ) == -1 ) {
 		ld->ld_errno = LDAP_SERVER_DOWN;
-		ber_free( ber, 1 );
 	}
 
 	return( ld->ld_errno );