diff --git a/src/redis-check-dump.c b/src/redis-check-dump.c
index 3fc17b67..77be686c 100644
--- a/src/redis-check-dump.c
+++ b/src/redis-check-dump.c
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ void process() {
             /* advance position */
             positions[0] = positions[1];
         }
+        free(entry.key);
     }
 
     /* because there is another potential error,