diff --git a/targets/ARCH/ETHERNET/USERSPACE/LIB/eth_raw.c b/targets/ARCH/ETHERNET/USERSPACE/LIB/eth_raw.c
index 2c8e55d14f..621e970524 100644
--- a/targets/ARCH/ETHERNET/USERSPACE/LIB/eth_raw.c
+++ b/targets/ARCH/ETHERNET/USERSPACE/LIB/eth_raw.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ int eth_set_dev_conf_raw(openair0_device *device) {
     perror("ETHERNET: ");
     exit(0);
   }
+  free(msg);
   
   return 0;
 }