diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c b/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
index 6a5805c..fae3dea 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ convert_hostent_to_gaih_addrtuple (const struct addrinfo *req,
 	  canonbuf = __strdup (localcanon);				      \
 	  if (canonbuf == NULL)						      \
 	    {								      \
+	      __resolv_context_put (res_ctx);				      \
 	      result = -EAI_SYSTEM;					      \
 	      goto free_and_return;					      \
 	    }								      \