diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index ed02638e..4abab0aa 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ static EVENT_CALLBACK(EVENT_HANDLER_DAEMON_MESSAGE)
     fclose(rsp);
 
 err:
-    free(context);
+    free(message);
 
 out:
     socket_close(param1);