diff --git a/src/openssl_stream.c b/src/openssl_stream.c
index 90af4ae6e..958252e9f 100644
--- a/src/openssl_stream.c
+++ b/src/openssl_stream.c
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ void openssl_free(git_stream *stream)
 {
 	openssl_stream *st = (openssl_stream *) stream;
 
+	git__free(st->host);
 	git__free(st->cert_info.data);
 	git_stream_free(st->io);
 	git__free(st);