diff --git a/sql/sql_prepare.cc b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
index d5cf671abcd..2bf2f165a66 100644
--- a/sql/sql_prepare.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
@@ -2447,6 +2447,7 @@ Prepared_statement::~Prepared_statement()
   if (cursor)
     cursor->Cursor::~Cursor();
   free_items();
+  free_root(cursor->mem_root, MYF(0));
   delete lex->result;
 }
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index c6a9bd54f9c..f5c1c784ece 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -1920,7 +1920,6 @@ Cursor::~Cursor()
 {
   if (is_open())
     close(FALSE);
-  free_root(mem_root, MYF(0));
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************/