diff --git a/src/dh.c b/src/dh.c
index 86d88908..62f4f0c8 100644
--- a/src/dh.c
+++ b/src/dh.c
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ void ssh_print_hexa(const char *descr, const unsigned char *what, size_t len) {
       return;
     }
     printf("%s: %s\n", descr, hexa);
+
+    free(hexa);
 }
 
 int dh_generate_x(ssh_session session) {