https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3144

--- a/src/hintsdb.h
+++ b/src/hintsdb.h
@@ -596,7 +596,11 @@
 /* EXIM_DBDELETE_CURSOR - terminate scanning operation. */
 static inline void
 exim_dbdelete_cursor(EXIM_CURSOR * cursor)
+# ifdef COMPILE_UTILITY
+{ free(cursor); }
+# else
 { store_free(cursor); }
+# endif
 
 /* EXIM_DBCLOSE */
 static inline void