diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index 596bcb7b842..a62d64eaa47 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -7222,6 +7222,10 @@ set_config_option(const char *name, const char *value,
 
 				if (prohibitValueChange)
 				{
+					/* Release newextra, unless it's reset_extra */
+					if (newextra && !extra_field_used(&conf->gen, newextra))
+						free(newextra);
+
 					if (*conf->variable != newval)
 					{
 						record->status |= GUC_PENDING_RESTART;
@@ -7312,6 +7316,10 @@ set_config_option(const char *name, const char *value,
 
 				if (prohibitValueChange)
 				{
+					/* Release newextra, unless it's reset_extra */
+					if (newextra && !extra_field_used(&conf->gen, newextra))
+						free(newextra);
+
 					if (*conf->variable != newval)
 					{
 						record->status |= GUC_PENDING_RESTART;
@@ -7402,6 +7410,10 @@ set_config_option(const char *name, const char *value,
 
 				if (prohibitValueChange)
 				{
+					/* Release newextra, unless it's reset_extra */
+					if (newextra && !extra_field_used(&conf->gen, newextra))
+						free(newextra);
+
 					if (*conf->variable != newval)
 					{
 						record->status |= GUC_PENDING_RESTART;
@@ -7508,9 +7520,21 @@ set_config_option(const char *name, const char *value,
 
 				if (prohibitValueChange)
 				{
+					bool		newval_different;
+
 					/* newval shouldn't be NULL, so we're a bit sloppy here */
-					if (*conf->variable == NULL || newval == NULL ||
-						strcmp(*conf->variable, newval) != 0)
+					newval_different = (*conf->variable == NULL ||
+										newval == NULL ||
+										strcmp(*conf->variable, newval) != 0);
+
+					/* Release newval, unless it's reset_val */
+					if (newval && !string_field_used(conf, newval))
+						free(newval);
+					/* Release newextra, unless it's reset_extra */
+					if (newextra && !extra_field_used(&conf->gen, newextra))
+						free(newextra);
+
+					if (newval_different)
 					{
 						record->status |= GUC_PENDING_RESTART;
 						ereport(elevel,
@@ -7605,6 +7629,10 @@ set_config_option(const char *name, const char *value,
 
 				if (prohibitValueChange)
 				{
+					/* Release newextra, unless it's reset_extra */
+					if (newextra && !extra_field_used(&conf->gen, newextra))
+						free(newextra);
+
 					if (*conf->variable != newval)
 					{
 						record->status |= GUC_PENDING_RESTART;