diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 27b376f9c..87ebe0086 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -4149,6 +4149,7 @@ static CURLcode setup_connection_internals(struct connectdata *conn)
 void Curl_free_request_state(struct SessionHandle *data)
 {
   Curl_safefree(data->req.protop);
+  Curl_safefree(data->req.newurl);
 }