diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/btr/btr0sea.c b/storage/innodb_plugin/btr/btr0sea.c
index ef7afeb1039..c91afa31bf0 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/btr/btr0sea.c
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/btr/btr0sea.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ void
 btr_search_sys_free(void)
 /*=====================*/
 {
+	rw_lock_free(&btr_search_latch);
 	mem_free(btr_search_latch_temp);
 	btr_search_latch_temp = NULL;
 	mem_heap_free(btr_search_sys->hash_index->heap);