diff --git a/sql/rpl_reporting.cc b/sql/rpl_reporting.cc
index f442f3a37c0..ebb0dbec1cb 100644
--- a/sql/rpl_reporting.cc
+++ b/sql/rpl_reporting.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Slave_reporting_capability::report(loglevel level, int err_code,
     report_function= sql_print_information;
     break;
   default:
+    va_end(args);
     DBUG_ASSERT(0);                            // should not come here
     return;          // don't crash production builds, just do nothing
   }