diff --git a/src/logging.c b/src/logging.c
index 0baa7db3..aea92b23 100644
--- a/src/logging.c
+++ b/src/logging.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int get_clf_time (char *buffer, unsigned len, struct tm *t)
     thetime = localtime(&now);
     strftime (buffer, len-7, "%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S", thetime);
     strcat(buffer, timezone_string);
-
+	free(timezone_string);
     return 1;
 }
 #endif