diff --git a/src/backend/replication/libpqwalreceiver/libpqwalreceiver.c b/src/backend/replication/libpqwalreceiver/libpqwalreceiver.c
index 65e95c59f02..d101fa8c28d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/libpqwalreceiver/libpqwalreceiver.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/libpqwalreceiver/libpqwalreceiver.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ libpqrcv_endstreaming(TimeLineID *next_tli)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errmsg("error reading result of streaming command: %s",
 						PQerrorMessage(streamConn))));
+	PQclear(res);
 
 	/* Verify that there are no more results */
 	res = PQgetResult(streamConn);