diff --git a/iocore/hostdb/test_HostFile.cc b/iocore/hostdb/test_HostFile.cc
index c21924159f6..a01e8a1955f 100644
--- a/iocore/hostdb/test_HostFile.cc
+++ b/iocore/hostdb/test_HostFile.cc
@@ -173,4 +173,5 @@ HostDBRecord::alloc(ts::TextView query_name, unsigned int rr_count, size_t srv_n
 void
 HostDBRecord::free()
 {
+  delete this;
 }