diff --git a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
index 9d85e24d03f..971442e6d60 100644
--- a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
+++ b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
@@ -2032,6 +2032,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
   {
     usage();
     free_defaults(defaults_argv);
+    my_end(my_end_arg);
     exit(1);
   }