diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c b/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c
index 81f399fb1d..76c96d7c62 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/database_validate.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ _validate_docstr(Eina_Stringshare *str, const Eolian_Object *info)
                  ret = EINA_FALSE;
                  break;
               }
+        free(par);
      }
 
    return ret;