diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/v3_info.c b/crypto/x509v3/v3_info.c
index 7f17f3231..e1cf01a9b 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/v3_info.c
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/v3_info.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ static AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS *v2i_AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS(X509V3_EXT_METHOD *metho
 		objlen = ptmp - cnf->name;
 		ctmp.name = ptmp + 1;
 		ctmp.value = cnf->value;
+		GENERAL_NAME_free(acc->location);
 		if(!(acc->location = v2i_GENERAL_NAME(method, ctx, &ctmp)))
 								 goto err; 
 		if(!(objtmp = OPENSSL_malloc(objlen + 1))) {