diff --git a/disk-utils/cfdisk.c b/disk-utils/cfdisk.c
index 4ea9e1703..2f2dad50e 100644
--- a/disk-utils/cfdisk.c
+++ b/disk-utils/cfdisk.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static int partition_from_scols(struct fdisk_table *tb,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		while (scols_line_next_child(ln, itr, &chln) == 0)
 			partition_from_scols(tb, chln);
+		scols_free_iter(itr);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }