diff --git a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_wrk.c b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_wrk.c
index ac976049f9..9d3afbd8ef 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_wrk.c
+++ b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_wrk.c
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ pool_breed(struct pool *qp)
 	pi->qp = qp;
 
 	if (pthread_create(&tp, &tp_attr, pool_thread, pi)) {
+		FREE_OBJ(pi);
 		VSL(SLT_Debug, 0, "Create worker thread failed %d %s",
 		    errno, vstrerror(errno));
 		Lck_Lock(&pool_mtx);