diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.cpp b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.cpp
index 3d09641e1..39f83edc2 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.cpp
@@ -834,6 +834,10 @@ static void _CloseArchive(ArchiveHandle* AH)
         RestoreArchive((Archive*)AH);
 
         if (AH->ropt != NULL) {
+            if (AH->ropt->dbname) {
+                free(AH->ropt->dbname);
+                AH->ropt->dbname = NULL;
+            }
             free(AH->ropt);
             AH->ropt = NULL;
         }