diff --git a/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c b/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
index 7f8648d95d..2b21bb5a5a 100644
--- a/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
+++ b/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,8 @@ int sdlog2_thread_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&logbuffer_mutex);
 	pthread_cond_destroy(&logbuffer_cond);
 
+	free(lb.data);
+
 	warnx("exiting.");
 
 	thread_running = false;