diff --git a/source3/smbd/vfs.c b/source3/smbd/vfs.c
index 349f0a0b2f9..474e476f3d5 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/vfs.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/vfs.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ NTSTATUS check_reduced_name_with_privilege(connection_struct *conn,
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		TALLOC_FREE(priv_paths);
 	}
+	TALLOC_FREE(dir_name);
 	return status;
 }