diff --git a/src/util-hash.c b/src/util-hash.c
index b9c9986f94..98765f5c3d 100644
--- a/src/util-hash.c
+++ b/src/util-hash.c
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ int HashTableAdd(HashTable *ht, void *data, uint16_t datalen)
     return 0;
 
 error:
+    if (hb != NULL)
+        SCFree(hb);
     return -1;
 }