diff --git a/vector/v.colors/read_rgb.c b/vector/v.colors/read_rgb.c
index 99aa054138d..c6e762ca0af 100644
--- a/vector/v.colors/read_rgb.c
+++ b/vector/v.colors/read_rgb.c
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ void rgb2colr(struct Map_info *Map, int layer, const char *rgb_column,
         G_warning(_("%d invalid RGB color values skipped"), nskipped);
 
     db_close_database_shutdown_driver(driver);
+    Vect_destroy_field_info(fi);
 }