diff --git a/zebra/zebra_ptm.c b/zebra/zebra_ptm.c
index cefbae5458..55cb28ffc0 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_ptm.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_ptm.c
@@ -1431,6 +1431,7 @@ static void _zebra_ptm_reroute(struct zserv *zs, struct zebra_vrf *zvrf,
 	return;
 
 stream_failure:
+	stream_free(msgc);
 	zlog_err("%s:%d failed to registrate client pid", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 }