diff --git a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
index 3bff5927491d6646eea5fa7697d9c963850bc03b..9f68fdbc02769aa4673afc9a3a034ad1f4b33b75 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
@@ -6881,6 +6881,11 @@ config_back_db_close( BackendDB *be, ConfigReply *cr )
 		backend_shutdown( &cfb->cb_db );
 	}
 
+	if ( defacl_parsed ) {
+		acl_free( defacl_parsed );
+		defacl_parsed = NULL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }