diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
index bf78900ff5..6e7ee92492 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
@@ -4840,6 +4840,7 @@ void MySQL_Session::handler___status_CONNECTING_CLIENT___STATE_SERVER_HANDSHAKE(
 		SSL_set_fd(client_myds->ssl, client_myds->fd);
 		SSL_set_accept_state(client_myds->ssl); 
 		SSL_set_bio(client_myds->ssl, client_myds->rbio_ssl, client_myds->wbio_ssl);
+		l_free(pkt->size,pkt->ptr);
 		return;
 	}