diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x.c b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x.c
index 6a08416d7c..10f6a5e772 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x.c
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix2x.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Intel, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Research Organization for Information Science
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Research Organization for Information Science
  *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
  *                         All rights reserved.
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ static void _event_hdlr(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
     if (NULL != cd->pmixcbfunc) {
         cd->pmixcbfunc(PMIX_SUCCESS, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, cd->cbdata);
     }
+    OPAL_LIST_RELEASE(cd->info);
+    OBJ_RELEASE(cd);
     return;
 }