diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline_rt.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline_rt.c
index e5ef87e8d02..e1b324f6d42 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline_rt.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline_rt.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ radv_rt_compile_shaders(struct radv_device *device, struct vk_pipeline_cache *ca
    radv_shader_layout_init(pipeline_layout, MESA_SHADER_INTERSECTION, &traversal_stage.layout);
    result = radv_rt_nir_to_asm(device, cache, pCreateInfo, key, pipeline, false, &traversal_stage, NULL, NULL,
                                &pipeline->base.base.shaders[MESA_SHADER_INTERSECTION]);
+   ralloc_free(traversal_module.nir);
 
 cleanup:
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pCreateInfo->stageCount; i++)