diff --git a/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c b/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c
index f3cac27d..1e58b7ef 100644
--- a/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c
+++ b/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c
@@ -2457,6 +2457,7 @@ bool PPPSendAndRetransmitRequest(PPP_SESSION *p, USHORT protocol, PPP_LCP *c)
 	if (PPPSendPacketEx(p, pp, false) == false)
 	{
 		PPPSetStatus(p, PPP_STATUS_FAIL);
+		FreePPPPacket(pp);
 		WHERE;
 		return false;
 	}