diff --git a/src/common/tortls.c b/src/common/tortls.c
index ec59d67ae6..0d9a5defe0 100644
--- a/src/common/tortls.c
+++ b/src/common/tortls.c
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ tor_tls_new(int sock, int isServer)
   {
     char *fake_hostname = crypto_random_hostname(4,25, "www.",".com");
     SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(result->ssl, fake_hostname);
+    tor_free(fake_hostname);
   }
 #endif