diff --git a/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c b/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c
index c52ff4630..a6a51d23b 100644
--- a/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c
+++ b/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c
@@ -6945,6 +6945,7 @@ static PyObject* pybullet_calculateInverseKinematics(PyObject* self,
 			{
 				b3CalculateInverseKinematicsSetJointDamping(command, numJoints, jointDamping);
 			}
+			free(jointDamping);
 
 			statusHandle = b3SubmitClientCommandAndWaitStatus(sm, command);