diff --git a/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c b/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c
index ecefc2704ca..35564ac9fad 100644
--- a/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c
+++ b/dlls/mscoree/mscoree_main.c
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CorBindToRuntimeHost(LPCWSTR pwszVersion, LPCWSTR pwszBuildFlavor
         return E_FAIL;
     }
 
+    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, mono_exe);
+
     return S_OK;
 }