diff --git a/src/replication.cpp b/src/replication.cpp
index f6b130f54..6be36c811 100644
--- a/src/replication.cpp
+++ b/src/replication.cpp
@@ -2213,6 +2213,7 @@ void saveMasterStatusToStorage()
         }
     }
     g_pserver->metadataDb->insert("repl-masters", 12, (void*)val, sdslen(val), true);
+    sdsfree(val);
 }
 
 /* Change the current instance replication ID with a new, random one.
@@ -5729,4 +5730,4 @@ void trimReplicationBacklog() {
 
     serverLog(LL_NOTICE, "Reclaiming %lld replication backlog bytes", g_pserver->repl_backlog_size - g_pserver->repl_backlog_config_size);
     resizeReplicationBacklog(g_pserver->repl_backlog_config_size);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}