diff --git a/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/InvocationAdapter.c b/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/InvocationAdapter.c
index bef4d73bcc052..2696d7931b308 100644
--- a/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/InvocationAdapter.c
+++ b/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/InvocationAdapter.c
@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ appendBootClassPath( JPLISAgent* agent,
 
             resolved = resolve(parent, path);
             jvmtierr = (*jvmtienv)->AddToBootstrapClassLoaderSearch(jvmtienv, resolved);
+            free(resolved);
         }
 
         /* print warning if boot class path not updated */