diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 78bf71b90f..4136c4b554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -926,8 +926,6 @@ jobs:
           TFLAGS+=' ~612'  # SFTP
           if [[ '${{ matrix.install }}' = *'libssh2[core,zlib]'* ]]; then
             TFLAGS+=' ~SFTP'
-          elif [[ '${{ matrix.install }}' = *'libssh2'* ]]; then
-            TFLAGS+=' ~615 ~616 ~618 ~620 ~622'  # Leak detected: memory still allocated: 22 bytes, allocated by D:/a/curl/curl/lib/vssh/libssh2.c:2006, sshc->homedir = strdup(sshp->readdir_filename);
           elif [[ '${{ matrix.install }}' = *'libssh '* ]]; then
             TFLAGS+=' ~614'  # 'SFTP pre-quote chmod' SFTP, pre-quote, directory
           fi
diff --git a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
index eaaa922a71..1bc7a5e14d 100644
--- a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
+++ b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
@@ -2003,6 +2003,7 @@ static CURLcode ssh_statemachine(struct Curl_easy *data, bool *block)
       if(rc > 0) {
         /* It seems that this string is not always NULL terminated */
         sshp->readdir_filename[rc] = '\0';
+        free(sshc->homedir);
         sshc->homedir = strdup(sshp->readdir_filename);
         if(!sshc->homedir) {
           state(data, SSH_SFTP_CLOSE);