diff --git a/sql/event_scheduler.cc b/sql/event_scheduler.cc
index 2a5399fb94a..423f7e6ea2b 100644
--- a/sql/event_scheduler.cc
+++ b/sql/event_scheduler.cc
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Event_scheduler::start(int *err_no)
     scheduler_thd= NULL;
     deinit_event_thread(new_thd);
 
-    delete scheduler_param_value;
+    my_free(scheduler_param_value);
     ret= true;
   }