diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/dict/dict0dict.c b/storage/innodb_plugin/dict/dict0dict.c
index 4c62e8de748..ca129c29d20 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/dict/dict0dict.c
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/dict/dict0dict.c
@@ -1460,6 +1460,7 @@ dict_index_add_to_cache(
 
 	if (!dict_index_find_cols(table, index)) {
 
+		dict_mem_index_free(index);
 		return(DB_CORRUPTION);
 	}