diff --git a/protobuf/runtime/src/com/google/protobuf/RepeatedField.m b/protobuf/runtime/src/com/google/protobuf/RepeatedField.m
index 90a090af6d..766cf241cf 100644
--- a/protobuf/runtime/src/com/google/protobuf/RepeatedField.m
+++ b/protobuf/runtime/src/com/google/protobuf/RepeatedField.m
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ @interface CGPStringAsByteStringList : JavaUtilAbstractList {
   for (id object in list) {
     [result addObject:object];
   }
+  RELEASE_(list);
   return result;
 }