diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
index 0e256f20a5..162704fde9 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ void fill_pathname_parent_dir_name(char *out_dir,
    in_dir = find_last_slash(temp) + 1;
 
    strlcpy(out_dir, in_dir, size);
+
+   free(temp);
 }
 
 /**