diff --git a/lib/plist_fetch.c b/lib/plist_fetch.c
index d87f5fa6..a3fe30bc 100644
--- a/lib/plist_fetch.c
+++ b/lib/plist_fetch.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ open_archive_by_url(struct url *url)
 
 	if (archive_read_open(a, f, fetch_archive_open, fetch_archive_read,
 	    fetch_archive_close)) {
+		free(f);
 		archive_read_finish(a);
 		return NULL;
 	}