diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
index d7dbe0dd1d..4f042d4f05 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
@@ -1206,6 +1206,11 @@ NR_MeasConfig_t *get_defaultMeasConfig(int arfcn, int band, int scs)
   return mc;
 }
 
+void free_defaultMeasConfig(NR_MeasConfig_t *mc)
+{
+  ASN_STRUCT_FREE(asn_DEF_NR_MeasConfig, mc);
+}
+
 uint8_t do_NR_Paging(uint8_t Mod_id, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t tmsi) {
   LOG_D(NR_RRC, "[gNB %d] do_NR_Paging start\n", Mod_id);
   NR_PCCH_Message_t pcch_msg;
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h
index 7971c79533..5dcff1501a 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ int do_RRCReestablishment(rrc_gNB_ue_context_t *const ue_context_pP,
 int do_RRCReestablishmentComplete(uint8_t *buffer, size_t buffer_size, int64_t rrc_TransactionIdentifier);
 
 NR_MeasConfig_t *get_defaultMeasConfig(int absFreqSSB, int band, int scs);
+void free_defaultMeasConfig(NR_MeasConfig_t *mc);
 uint8_t do_NR_Paging(uint8_t Mod_id, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t tmsi);
 
 #endif  /* __RRC_NR_MESSAGES_ASN1_MSG__H__ */
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
index 7307ebac5d..0bc14ee11e 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ static void rrc_gNB_generate_defaultRRCReconfiguration(const protocol_ctxt_t *co
                                    ue_p->masterCellGroup);
   AssertFatal(size > 0, "cannot encode RRCReconfiguration in %s()\n", __func__);
   LOG_W(NR_RRC, "do_RRCReconfiguration(): size %d\n", size);
+  free_defaultMeasConfig(measconfig);
 
   if (LOG_DEBUGFLAG(DEBUG_ASN1)) {
     xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_NR_CellGroupConfig, ue_p->masterCellGroup);