diff --git a/src/libtracker-data/tracker-data-update.c b/src/libtracker-data/tracker-data-update.c
index 41c4b86..7d67d3f 100644
--- a/src/libtracker-data/tracker-data-update.c
+++ b/src/libtracker-data/tracker-data-update.c
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ tracker_data_update_metadata_context_close (TrackerDataUpdateMetadataContext *co
 		g_warning ("%s", error->message);
 		g_error_free (error);
 	}
+	g_free (sql);
 }
 
 void