diff --git a/lib/cspf.c b/lib/cspf.c
index b92c9cb395..6a0fb7f63c 100644
--- a/lib/cspf.c
+++ b/lib/cspf.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static struct c_path *cpath_copy(struct c_path *dest, const struct c_path *src)
  *
  * @param path	Constrained Path structure to be deleted
  */
-static void cpath_del(struct c_path *path)
+void cpath_del(struct c_path *path)
 {
 	if (!path)
 		return;
diff --git a/lib/cspf.h b/lib/cspf.h
index 3eceaa04af..bba685a617 100644
--- a/lib/cspf.h
+++ b/lib/cspf.h
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ extern void cspf_del(struct cspf *algo);
  */
 extern struct c_path *compute_p2p_path(struct cspf *algo, struct ls_ted *ted);
 
+extern void cpath_del(struct c_path *path);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
index 77b562d6a6..1fdac2c286 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
@@ -1245,6 +1245,7 @@ DEFPY (show_sharp_cspf,
 	}
 	if (path->status != SUCCESS) {
 		vty_out(vty, "Path computation failed: %d\n", path->status);
+		cpath_del(path);
 		return CMD_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
@@ -1260,7 +1261,7 @@ DEFPY (show_sharp_cspf,
 				&edge->attributes->standard.remote6);
 	}
 	vty_out(vty, "\n");
-
+	cpath_del(path);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }