diff --git a/servers/slapd/backend.c b/servers/slapd/backend.c
index 25e009e1ca..f6f868a30d 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/backend.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/backend.c
@@ -477,7 +477,9 @@ int backend_destroy(void)
 		}
 		acl_destroy( bd->be_acl, frontendDB->be_acl );
 
-		assert( bd->be_replogfile == NULL );
+		if ( bd->be_replogfile != NULL ) {
+			free( bd->be_replogfile );
+		}
 		assert( bd->be_replica == NULL );
 	}