2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 521d24787b..f406bb43b7 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -16076,7 +16076,7 @@ rb_ruby_ripper_parse0(rb_parser_t *p)
     parser_prepare(p);
     p->ast = rb_ast_new();
     ripper_yyparse((void*)p);
-    rb_ast_dispose(p->ast);
+    rb_ast_free(p->ast);
     p->ast = 0;
     p->eval_tree = 0;
     p->eval_tree_begin = 0;
diff --git a/test/ripper/test_ripper.rb b/test/ripper/test_ripper.rb
index 6061496d9c..f129a41be9 100644
--- a/test/ripper/test_ripper.rb
+++ b/test/ripper/test_ripper.rb
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ end
     end;
   end
 
+  def test_sexp_no_memory_leak
+    assert_no_memory_leak(%w(-rripper), "", "#{<<~'end;'}", rss: true)
+      1_000_000.times do
+        Ripper.sexp("")
+      end
+    end;
+  end
+
   class TestInput < self
     Input = Struct.new(:lines) do
       def gets