diff --git a/src/proto/nc_redis.c b/src/proto/nc_redis.c
index b8ef86b3..2db88882 100644
--- a/src/proto/nc_redis.c
+++ b/src/proto/nc_redis.c
@@ -2333,6 +2333,8 @@ redis_copy_bulk(struct msg *dst, struct msg *src)
             mbuf_remove(&src->mhdr, mbuf);
             if (dst != NULL) {
                 mbuf_insert(&dst->mhdr, mbuf);
+            } else {
+                mbuf_put(mbuf);
             }
             len -= mbuf_length(mbuf);
             mbuf = nbuf;