diff --git a/lib/server-handshake.c b/lib/server-handshake.c
index 7108cc7d..7b6fc8c0 100644
--- a/lib/server-handshake.c
+++ b/lib/server-handshake.c
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ handshake_0405(struct lws_context *context, struct lws *wsi)
 
 
 bail:
-	/* free up his parsing allocations */
-	lws_free_header_table(wsi);
+	/* caller will free up his parsing allocations */
 	return -1;
 }