diff --git a/cr-dump.c b/cr-dump.c
index ad06d4f15..f11bfcc1b 100644
--- a/cr-dump.c
+++ b/cr-dump.c
@@ -1304,6 +1304,8 @@ static int fill_zombies_pids(struct pstree_item *item)
 		BUG_ON(i == nr);
 	}
 
+	xfree(ch);
+
 	return 0;
 }