diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index d311297f8a8..14f6bb20b47 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -6915,6 +6915,7 @@ Gtid_list_log_event::do_apply_event(rpl_group_info *rgi)
     rli->abort_slave= true;
     rli->stop_for_until= true;
   }
+  free_root(thd->mem_root, MYF(MY_KEEP_PREALLOC));
   return ret;
 }