diff --git a/ext/ldap/ldap.c b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
index 48a925cc1c2..0f82354ac9a 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/ldap.c
+++ b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_connect)
 			int	urllen = hostlen + sizeof( "ldap://:65535" );
 
 			if (port <= 0 || port > 65535) {
+				efree(ld);
 				php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "invalid port number: " ZEND_LONG_FMT, port);
 				RETURN_FALSE;
 			}