diff --git a/libgnucash/core-utils/test/test-userdata-dir-invalid-home.c b/libgnucash/core-utils/test/test-userdata-dir-invalid-home.c
index b81d521333..3ec1e98946 100644
--- a/libgnucash/core-utils/test/test-userdata-dir-invalid-home.c
+++ b/libgnucash/core-utils/test/test-userdata-dir-invalid-home.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ main(G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, G_GNUC_UNUSED char **argv)
      * The code should fall back to using the temporary
      * directory in that case. */
     g_setenv("HOME", homedir, TRUE);
+    g_free (homedir);
+
     for (i = 0; strs2[i].funcname != NULL; i++)
     {
         char *daout;