diff --git a/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_job.c b/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_job.c
index ec8d290c18aafc5822577452c3f200ae811f7b79..2f4f7b28cbfa0fa88f9c52a4209c41a7ffc82d91 100644
--- a/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_job.c
+++ b/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_job.c
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ end_it:
 	xfree(jname);
 	xfree(query);
 	xfree(mcs_label);
+	xfree(work_dir);
 
 	return rc;
 }