1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 364e10881..726e259ca 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -833,6 +833,17 @@ CURLcode Curl_disconnect(struct connectdata *conn)
 
 #ifdef USE_SSLEAY
   if (conn->ssl.use) {
+    /*
+      ERR_remove_state() frees the error queue associated with
+      thread pid.  If pid == 0, the current thread will have its
+      error queue removed.
+
+      Since error queue data structures are allocated
+      automatically for new threads, they must be freed when
+      threads are terminated in oder to avoid memory leaks.
+    */
+    ERR_remove_state(0);
+
     if(conn->ssl.handle) {
       (void)SSL_shutdown(conn->ssl.handle);
       SSL_set_connect_state(conn->ssl.handle);