diff --git a/src/nss/x509vfy.c b/src/nss/x509vfy.c
index ff9aa9b39..1fcd2a338 100644
--- a/src/nss/x509vfy.c
+++ b/src/nss/x509vfy.c
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ xmlSecNssGetCertName(const xmlChar * name) {
     }
 
     PORT_Free(tmp);
+    xmlFree(name2);
     return(res);
 }