diff --git a/src/gausskernel/optimizer/commands/prepare.cpp b/src/gausskernel/optimizer/commands/prepare.cpp
index d2fdeaa37..967119f3c 100755
--- a/src/gausskernel/optimizer/commands/prepare.cpp
+++ b/src/gausskernel/optimizer/commands/prepare.cpp
@@ -1556,6 +1556,7 @@ void DropDatanodeStatement(const char* stmt_name)
         (void*)hash_search(u_sess->pcache_cxt.datanode_queries, entry->stmt_name, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
         if (!ENABLE_CN_GPC)
             ExecCloseRemoteStatement(stmt_name, nodelist);
+        list_free_ext(nodelist);
     }
 }