diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index 5a3ae49714..2f4321767a 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -379,8 +379,10 @@ void find_bisection(struct commit_list **commit_list, int *reaches,
 		unsigned flags = p->item->object.flags;
 
 		next = p->next;
-		if (flags & UNINTERESTING)
+		if (flags & UNINTERESTING) {
+			free(p);
 			continue;
+		}
 		p->next = last;
 		last = p;
 		if (!(flags & TREESAME))