diff --git a/src/AsyncNameResolver.cc b/src/AsyncNameResolver.cc
index 59021509..eec99ad6 100644
--- a/src/AsyncNameResolver.cc
+++ b/src/AsyncNameResolver.cc
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ ares_addr_node* parseAsyncDNSServers(const std::string& serversOpt)
       node = 0;
     }
   }
+  if(node) {
+    delete node;
+  }
   return root.next;
 }