diff --git a/src/compiler.jl b/src/compiler.jl
index 5fcc53dbde..0155e5da34 100644
--- a/src/compiler.jl
+++ b/src/compiler.jl
@@ -3961,6 +3961,9 @@ end
                 lowerConvention = false
             end
             k_name = LLVM.name(llvmfn)
+            if !has_fn_attr(llvmfn, EnumAttribute("nofree"))
+                push!(LLVM.function_attributes(llvmfn), EnumAttribute("nofree"))
+            end
         end
 
         name = string(name)