diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c
index a7a8a3be21b..f721613cbc5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_vbuf.c
@@ -1334,6 +1334,7 @@ void u_vbuf_draw_vbo(struct u_vbuf *mgr, const struct pipe_draw_info *info)
             end_vertex = MAX2(end_vertex, start + count);
             end_instance = MAX2(end_instance, start_instance + instance_count);
          }
+         free(data);
 
          /* Set the final counts. */
          new_info.count = end_vertex - new_info.start;