diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1300.c b/tests/unit/unit1300.c
index 199cf2c9e..2b8341683 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1300.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1300.c
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ static CURLcode unit_setup(void)
   if(!llist)
     return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   llist_destination = Curl_llist_alloc(test_curl_llist_dtor);
-  if(!llist_destination)
+  if(!llist_destination) {
+      Curl_llist_destroy(llist, NULL);
       return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  }
 
   return CURLE_OK;
 }