diff --git a/lib/server-handshake.c b/lib/server-handshake.c
index 298fae43..e29d0468 100644
--- a/lib/server-handshake.c
+++ b/lib/server-handshake.c
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ handshake_0405(struct libwebsocket_context *context, struct libwebsocket *wsi)
 
 
 bail:
-	/* free up his parsing allocations */
-	lws_free_header_table(wsi);
+	/* caller will free up his parsing allocations */
 	return -1;
 }