diff --git a/lib/ovsdb-idl.c b/lib/ovsdb-idl.c
index 11794a869fd..9b99375da70 100644
--- a/lib/ovsdb-idl.c
+++ b/lib/ovsdb-idl.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ ovsdb_idl_destroy(struct ovsdb_idl *idl)
         ovsdb_idl_clear(idl);
         jsonrpc_session_close(idl->session);
 
+        ovsdb_idl_db_destroy(&idl->server);
         ovsdb_idl_db_destroy(&idl->data);
         json_destroy(idl->request_id);
         free(idl);