diff --git a/ospfd/ChangeLog b/ospfd/ChangeLog
index 10a5de6a15..35d353e56f 100644
--- a/ospfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/ospfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-01-10 Juris Kalnins <juris@mt.lv>
+
+	* ospf_zebra.c: (ospf_interface_address_delete) fix rare leak of 
+	  struct connected in an error case.
+
 2006-01-10 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
 
 	* ospfd.c: (ospf_network_run) checking to see if router-id
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c b/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c
index af82e979a9..544a0d6148 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c
@@ -289,7 +289,10 @@ ospf_interface_address_delete (int command, struct zclient *zclient,
 
   rn = route_node_lookup (IF_OIFS (ifp), &p);
   if (!rn)
-    return 0;
+    {
+      connected_free (c);
+      return 0;
+    }
 
   assert (rn->info);
   oi = rn->info;