diff --git a/src/imlib.c b/src/imlib.c
index eda3e2a88407ceb8faad4525eb2477a591db2c75..09391fa418b543e66881de6902c09fbc10c8e66d 100644
--- a/src/imlib.c
+++ b/src/imlib.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ static char *feh_magick_load_image(char *filename)
 		if (!WIFEXITED(status) || (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0)) {
 			close(fd);
 			unlink(sfn);
+			free(sfn);
 			sfn = NULL;
 
 			if (!opt.quiet) {