diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 073bbb6f2b..cf8dbdc580 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2019-12-26  Hannes Domani  <ssbssa@yahoo.de>
+
+	* peicode.h (pe_bfd_read_buildid): Free data.
+
 2019-12-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* vms-alpha.c (add_symbol): Add "max" parameter.  Error on string
diff --git a/bfd/peicode.h b/bfd/peicode.h
index e9d205a01a..00ccfa0a44 100644
--- a/bfd/peicode.h
+++ b/bfd/peicode.h
@@ -1396,6 +1396,8 @@ pe_bfd_read_buildid (bfd *abfd)
 	  break;
 	}
     }
+
+  free (data);
 }
 
 static const bfd_target *