diff --git a/src/mu-str.c b/src/mu-str.c
index 35560b1e..f653eb02 100644
--- a/src/mu-str.c
+++ b/src/mu-str.c
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ mu_str_guess_nick (const char* name)
 
 	nick = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s", fname, initial);
 	g_free (fname);
+	g_free (lname);
 	
 leave:
 	{