diff --git a/compiler2/ttcn3/TtcnTemplate.cc b/compiler2/ttcn3/TtcnTemplate.cc
index 5e86d6583ef4820d5e3b69c7b671afd09417671a..d30c86dfd32d43dccbee6cd7a8e45d99deba8ec7 100644
--- a/compiler2/ttcn3/TtcnTemplate.cc
+++ b/compiler2/ttcn3/TtcnTemplate.cc
@@ -4098,6 +4098,7 @@ compile_time:
           str = t->generate_code_init(str, embedded_name);
           Free(embedded_name);
         }
+        Free(fieldname_str);
       }
     } else {
       str = mputprintf(str, "%s = NULL_VALUE;\n", name);