diff --git a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
index c432d7733a..92403b1a20 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static bool parse_line(config_file_t *conf,
                fprintf(stderr, "!!! #include depth exceeded for config. Might be a cycle.\n");
             else
                add_sub_conf(conf, path);
+            free(path);
          }
          goto error;
       }