diff --git a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c
index 7978207d6e79..a4a68ecac262 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
 /* from: static char sccsid[] = "@(#)hash.c	8.4 (Berkeley) 10/12/93"; */
-static char *rcsid = "$Id: hash.c,v 1.5 1993/10/20 07:26:09 cgd Exp $";
+static char *rcsid = "$Id: hash.c,v 1.6 1994/01/13 22:55:55 cgd Exp $";
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ hdestroy(hashp)
 	if (hashp->fp != -1)
 		(void)close(hashp->fp);
 
+	free(hashp);
+
 	if (save_errno) {
 		errno = save_errno;
 		return (ERROR);