diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c
index 3de54b9bf0..fe1bebc818 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ Entry *bdb2i_deref_r(
 	}
 
 	free( dn );
+	charray_free( dnlist );
 	return entry;
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c
index ccc68804e3..bb41e99aeb 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ Entry *deref_internal_r(
 	}
 
 	free( dn );
+	charray_free( dnlist );
 	return entry;
 }