diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/xmb.c b/frontend/menu/disp/xmb.c
index 3fd0334f89..b6e047c6e6 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/xmb.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/xmb.c
@@ -575,13 +575,13 @@ static void *xmb_init(void)
    menu->userdata = (xmb_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(xmb_handle_t));
 
    if (!menu->userdata)
+   {
+      free(menu);
       return NULL;
+   }
 
    xmb = (xmb_handle_t*)menu->userdata;
 
-   if (!xmb)
-      return NULL;
-
    xmb->x               = 0;
    xmb->alpha           = 1.0f;
    xmb->depth           = 1;