diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/reutil.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/reutil.c
index dfc0fc2f4..1d7f3520f 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/reutil.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/reutil.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ DeriveNewStartTime(
 	Tick		 end_date;
 	Tick		 an_event;
 	int		 num_events;
-	RepeatEventState *res;
+	RepeatEventState *res = NULL;
 
 	/* Count the number of events from the start time to the current time */
 	end_date = old_re->re_end_date;
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ DeriveNewStartTime(
 	       ;
 	}
 
+	free(res);
+
 	return an_event;
 }