diff --git a/src/util-radix-tree.c b/src/util-radix-tree.c
index ba6bb23878..e82702a14a 100644
--- a/src/util-radix-tree.c
+++ b/src/util-radix-tree.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void SCRadixReleaseRadixTree(SCRadixTree *tree)
 
     SCRadixReleaseRadixSubtree(tree->head, tree);
     tree->head = NULL;
-
+    SCFree(tree);
     return;
 }