diff --git a/servers/slapd/connection.c b/servers/slapd/connection.c
index 547fa03800..8e2787fcad 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/connection.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/connection.c
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ int connections_destroy(void)
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &connections_mutex[i] );
 	}
 
+	free( connections );
+	free( connections_mutex );
+
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &conn_nextid_mutex );
 
 	return 0;