diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f5ff3cea448..462c968530e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12581,6 +12581,8 @@ int main()
         break;
       }
     }
+    freeaddrinfo(aitop);
+    aitop = NULL;
   }
 
   if (!(inet4 == 0 || inet4 == 2))
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2ccb4e2df69..fb2ae67b789 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3700,6 +3700,8 @@ int main()
         break;
       }
     }
+    freeaddrinfo(aitop);
+    aitop = NULL;
   }
 
   if (!(inet4 == 0 || inet4 == 2))