diff --git a/checkpolicy/policy_define.c b/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
index 5f6915c2f8..f394f15ded 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
+++ b/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
@@ -4374,6 +4374,7 @@ int define_user(void)
 		}
 
 		if (l == 0) {
+			mls_semantic_level_destroy(&usrdatum->range.level[1]);
 			if (mls_semantic_level_cpy(&usrdatum->range.level[1],
 			                           &usrdatum->range.level[0])) {
 				yyerror("out of memory");