diff --git a/database_info.c b/database_info.c
index 4a316081d0..9f2dfdb2e5 100644
--- a/database_info.c
+++ b/database_info.c
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ static int database_cursor_iterate(libretrodb_cursor_t *cur,
          db_info->md5 = bin_to_hex_alloc((uint8_t*)val->binary.buff, val->binary.len);
    }
 
+   rmsgpack_dom_value_free(&item);
+
    return 0;
 }