diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp
index b93ac8a75e757..db5e32d2f549b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ const char* ClassPathEntry::copy_path(const char* path) {
   return copy;
 }
 
+ClassPathDirEntry::~ClassPathDirEntry() {
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _dir);
+}
+
 ClassFileStream* ClassPathDirEntry::open_stream(JavaThread* current, const char* name) {
   // construct full path name
   assert((_dir != NULL) && (name != NULL), "sanity");
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp
index ffbf3289046ca..20e60b2e210f3 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ClassPathDirEntry: public ClassPathEntry {
   ClassPathDirEntry(const char* dir) {
     _dir = copy_path(dir);
   }
-  virtual ~ClassPathDirEntry() {}
+  virtual ~ClassPathDirEntry();
   ClassFileStream* open_stream(JavaThread* current, const char* name);
 };