diff --git a/lib/gssapi/gss-token.c b/lib/gssapi/gss-token.c
index 0d1725c3a..844fa4d38 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/gss-token.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/gss-token.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ accept_one(gss_name_t service, const char *ccname, int negotiate)
 		printf("Authenticated: %.*s\n", (int)dname.length,
 		    (char *)dname.value);
 	(void) gss_release_buffer(&min, &dname);
+	(void) gss_release_name(&min, &client);
 
 	if (ccname) {
 #ifdef HAVE_GSS_STORE_CRED_INTO