diff --git a/libraries/libldap/request.c b/libraries/libldap/request.c
index 20a6c39ca0..d922d2d544 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/request.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/request.c
@@ -1438,6 +1438,7 @@ ldap_chase_referrals( LDAP *ld,
 		    id, sref, srv, &rinfo.ri_request );
 
 		if ( ber == NULL ) {
+			ldap_free_urllist( srv );
 			return -1 ;
 		}