diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 0e9f484bce..289e0a8548 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static void SetBpfString(int optind, char *argv[]) {
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
     }
+    SCFree(bpf_filter);
 }
 
 void usage(const char *progname)