diff --git a/stand/efi/boot1/boot1.c b/stand/efi/boot1/boot1.c
index 6fe79f5e675..62c94db51ef 100644
--- a/stand/efi/boot1/boot1.c
+++ b/stand/efi/boot1/boot1.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ efi_getenv(EFI_GUID *g, const char *v, void *data, size_t *len)
 	rv = RS->GetVariable(uv, g, &attr, &dl, data);
 	if (rv == EFI_SUCCESS)
 		*len = dl;
+	free(uv);
 	return (rv);
 }