diff --git a/src/urlglob.c b/src/urlglob.c
index cc6791ee4dd7862090f5dec4ef13063971bd184c..d7c322f212b9c11a436d3506112e23c682b8abfc 100644
--- a/src/urlglob.c
+++ b/src/urlglob.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ char *glob_match_url(char *filename, URLGlob *glob)
           break;
         default:
           printf("internal error: invalid pattern type (%d)\n", pat.type);
+          free(target);
           return NULL;
         }
       }