diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_dnd.c b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_dnd.c
index 414bfc4a0c..628d25a71e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_dnd.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_dnd.c
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ _selection_data_read(void *data, Ecore_Fd_Handler *fdh)
             }
 
         memcpy(((char*)source->read_data) + old_len, buffer, len);
+        free(event);
         return ECORE_CALLBACK_RENEW;
      }
 }