diff --git a/lib/multi.c b/lib/multi.c
index ed2920c53e..04aba9d0f1 100644
--- a/lib/multi.c
+++ b/lib/multi.c
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ static CURLMcode multi_runsingle(struct Curl_multi *multi,
           else {
             /* Have error handler disconnect conn if we can't retry */
             disconnect_conn = TRUE;
+            free(newurl);
           }
         }
         else {