diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
index b3115e4bea..755ca6e277 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
@@ -1584,6 +1584,7 @@ str_tolower(const char *buff, size_t nbytes, Oid collid)
 										&buff_conv, buff_uchar, len_uchar);
 			icu_from_uchar(&result, buff_conv, len_conv);
 			pfree(buff_uchar);
+			pfree(buff_conv);
 		}
 		else
 #endif
@@ -1707,6 +1708,7 @@ str_toupper(const char *buff, size_t nbytes, Oid collid)
 										&buff_conv, buff_uchar, len_uchar);
 			icu_from_uchar(&result, buff_conv, len_conv);
 			pfree(buff_uchar);
+			pfree(buff_conv);
 		}
 		else
 #endif
@@ -1831,6 +1833,7 @@ str_initcap(const char *buff, size_t nbytes, Oid collid)
 										&buff_conv, buff_uchar, len_uchar);
 			icu_from_uchar(&result, buff_conv, len_conv);
 			pfree(buff_uchar);
+			pfree(buff_conv);
 		}
 		else
 #endif