diff --git a/source/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c b/source/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c
index b145565a84e..4c903cf9368 100644
--- a/source/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c
+++ b/source/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ struct ldb_message *ldb_msg_canonicalize(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 			       sizeof(struct ldb_val) * el2->num_values);
 			el1->num_values += el2->num_values;
 			talloc_free(el2->name);
-			talloc_free(el2->values);
 			if (i+1<msg2->num_elements) {
 				memmove(el2, el2+1, sizeof(struct ldb_message_element) * 
 					(msg2->num_elements - (i+1)));