diff --git a/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/stdio/file.c b/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/stdio/file.c
index bcabc3247e7..d01e578895c 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/stdio/file.c
+++ b/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/stdio/file.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ int CDECL _wopen(const wchar_t *path,int flags,...)
     free(patha);
     return retval;
   }
-
+  free(patha);
   _dosmaperr(GetLastError());
   return -1;
 }