diff --git a/src/vio/csync_vio_file_stat.c b/src/vio/csync_vio_file_stat.c
index be8d8f4af..6ba0aa187 100644
--- a/src/vio/csync_vio_file_stat.c
+++ b/src/vio/csync_vio_file_stat.c
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ void csync_vio_file_stat_destroy(csync_vio_file_stat_t *file_stat) {
   if (file_stat->fields == CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_CHECKSUM) {
     SAFE_FREE(file_stat->u.checksum);
   }
-
+  if (file_stat->fields == CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_MD5) {
+    SAFE_FREE(file_stat->md5);
+  }
   SAFE_FREE(file_stat->name);
   SAFE_FREE(file_stat);
 }