diff --git a/changes/bug14259 b/changes/bug14259
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b5b9b80b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug14259
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (client):
+    - Avoid a small memory leak when we find a cached answer for a reverse
+      DNS lookup in a client-side DNS cache. (Remember, client-side DNS
+      caching is off by default, and is not recommended.) Fixes bug 14259;
+      bugfix on 0.2.0.1-alpha.
+
diff --git a/src/or/connection_edge.c b/src/or/connection_edge.c
index 7a77f5e20a..7dc8f9c878 100644
--- a/src/or/connection_edge.c
+++ b/src/or/connection_edge.c
@@ -1001,6 +1001,7 @@ connection_ap_handshake_rewrite(entry_connection_t *conn,
                                              strlen(result), (uint8_t*)result,
                                              -1,
                                              out->map_expires);
+      tor_free(result);
       out->end_reason = END_STREAM_REASON_DONE |
                         END_STREAM_REASON_FLAG_ALREADY_SOCKS_REPLIED;
       out->should_close = 1;