diff --git a/src/ssl_ckch.c b/src/ssl_ckch.c
index d0e5ce7ef..def02657a 100644
--- a/src/ssl_ckch.c
+++ b/src/ssl_ckch.c
@@ -2941,6 +2941,7 @@ static int cli_io_handler_commit_cafile_crlfile(struct appctx *appctx)
 		applet_putchk(appctx, trash);
 		free_trash_chunk(trash);
 	}
+	free(err);
 	/* error: call the release function and don't come back */
 	return 1;
 }