diff --git a/smallapp/unbound-host.c b/smallapp/unbound-host.c

index 53bf3277..f02511fe 100644

--- a/smallapp/unbound-host.c

+++ b/smallapp/unbound-host.c

@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ pretty_output(char* q, int t, int c, struct ub_result* result, int docname)

 					exit(1);

 				}

 				printf("%s\n", s);

+				free(s);

 			} else	printf(" has no %s record", tstr);

 			printf(" %s\n", secstatus);

 		}