diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7fb77107..f947d757 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ Changes in current version:
  o Fix Solaris compilation; from Magne Mahre
  o Add a "Date" header to HTTP responses, as required by HTTP 1.1.
  o Support specifying the local address of an evhttp_connection using set_local_address
+ o Fix a memory leak in which failed HTTP connections whould not free the request object
diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index cd5da3ee..9b8b5106 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ evhttp_connectioncb(int fd, short what, void *arg)
 
 		/* we might want to set an error here */
 		request->cb(request, request->cb_arg);
+		evhttp_request_free(request);
 	}
 }