diff --git a/src/cmd/cmd.c b/src/cmd/cmd.c
index f09063fc2e..41ae78cdd3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cmd.c
+++ b/src/cmd/cmd.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ cmd_Parse(int argc, char **argv, struct cmd_syndesc **outsyntax)
 out:
     if (code && ts != NULL)
 	ResetSyntax(ts);
+    free(param);
 
     return code;
 }