diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
index 4a93617819..33c2671234 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ get_dhclient_leasefile (int addr_family,
 	                        iface);
 
 	if (g_file_test (path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
+		g_free (rundir_path);
 		NM_SET_OUT (out_preferred_path, g_strdup (path));
 		return path;
 	}