diff --git a/object-name.c b/object-name.c
index 240a93e7ce..e39fa50e47 100644
--- a/object-name.c
+++ b/object-name.c
@@ -1765,6 +1765,7 @@ int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name)
 void object_context_release(struct object_context *ctx)
 {
 	free(ctx->path);
+	strbuf_release(&ctx->symlink_path);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
index ff9bf213aa..d36cd7c086 100755
--- a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
+++ b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='git cat-file'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_cmdmode_usage () {