diff --git a/lib/src/upper/rlc_am.cc b/lib/src/upper/rlc_am.cc
index 59ce25576..413a02ac1 100644
--- a/lib/src/upper/rlc_am.cc
+++ b/lib/src/upper/rlc_am.cc
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ bool rlc_am::add_segment_and_check(rlc_amd_rx_pdu_segments_t *pdu, rlc_amd_rx_pd
   }
 
   handle_data_pdu(full_pdu->msg, full_pdu->N_bytes, header);
+  pool->deallocate(full_pdu);
   return true;
 }