diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c
index 06c28ab314..eb3109d719 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ read_one_statement(StringInfo inBuf, FILE *pfile)
 		if (c == '\n')
 			appendStringInfoChar(inBuf, (char) '\n');
 	}
+	destroyStringInfo(&q);
 
 	/* No input before EOF signal means time to quit. */
 	if (c == EOF && inBuf->len == 0)