diff --git a/daemon/find.c b/daemon/find.c
index b659eb64a..c5d26d7b0 100644
--- a/daemon/find.c
+++ b/daemon/find.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ do_find (const char *dir)
     free (sysrootdir);
     return NULL;
   }
+  free (sysrootdir);
 
   if (verbose)
     fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", cmd);