diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-tool.c b/ovsdb/ovsdb-tool.c
index f9a423fba28..4e5be14dcc0 100644
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-tool.c
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-tool.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ do_show_log_cluster(struct ovsdb_log *log)
             free(s);
         }
 
+        json_destroy(json);
         putchar('\n');
     }