diff --git a/src/space.c b/src/space.c
index 00badc4d90c3031df65c65a965a7a1a99d5f3fa8..30cfea8e721b17dd332941167cf3c9c8c64c3788 100644
--- a/src/space.c
+++ b/src/space.c
@@ -989,6 +989,9 @@ void space_allocate_extras(struct space *s, int verbose) {
     part_verify_links(s->parts, s->gparts, s->sparts, nr_parts, nr_gparts,
                       nr_sparts, verbose);
 #endif
+
+  /* Free the list of local cells */
+  free(local_cells);
 }
 
 /**