diff --git a/sbin/nvmecontrol/fabrics.c b/sbin/nvmecontrol/fabrics.c
index d93e984ee7a3..de069e3df62a 100644
--- a/sbin/nvmecontrol/fabrics.c
+++ b/sbin/nvmecontrol/fabrics.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ tcp_qpair_params(struct nvmf_qpair_params *params, int adrfam,
 		return (true);
 	}
 	warn("Failed to connect to controller at %s:%s", address, port);
+	freeaddrinfo(list);
 	return (false);
 }