diff --git a/lib/prefix.c b/lib/prefix.c
index cde8677cf086..d7a800d1caa6 100644
--- a/lib/prefix.c
+++ b/lib/prefix.c
@@ -1304,6 +1304,17 @@ void prefix_linkstate_ptr_free(struct prefix *p)
 	p->u.prefix_linkstate.ptr = (uintptr_t)NULL;
 }
 
+void prefix_flowspec_ptr_free(struct prefix *p)
+{
+	void *temp;
+
+	if (!p || p->family != AF_FLOWSPEC || !p->u.prefix_flowspec.ptr)
+		return;
+
+	temp = (void *)p->u.prefix_flowspec.ptr;
+	XFREE(MTYPE_PREFIX_FLOWSPEC, temp);
+	p->u.prefix_flowspec.ptr = (uintptr_t)NULL;
+}
 
 struct prefix *prefix_new(void)
 {
diff --git a/lib/prefix.h b/lib/prefix.h
index f1aff436899c..c8dc9d7d8bc9 100644
--- a/lib/prefix.h
+++ b/lib/prefix.h
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ static inline afi_t prefix_afi(union prefixconstptr pu)
 extern unsigned int prefix_bit(const uint8_t *prefix, const uint16_t bit_index);
 
 extern void prefix_linkstate_ptr_free(struct prefix *p);
+extern void prefix_flowspec_ptr_free(struct prefix *p);
 
 extern struct prefix *prefix_new(void);
 extern void prefix_free(struct prefix **p);
diff --git a/lib/table.c b/lib/table.c
index dbfc3f8b915d..3a1cbc52d688 100644
--- a/lib/table.c
+++ b/lib/table.c
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ struct route_node *route_node_get(struct route_table *table,
 
 	if (family2afi(p->family) == AFI_LINKSTATE)
 		prefix_linkstate_ptr_free(p);
+	else if (p->family == AF_FLOWSPEC)
+		prefix_flowspec_ptr_free(p);
 
 	return new;
 }