diff --git a/src/tmpfiles.c b/src/tmpfiles.c
index f8bdcbd2..5425f423 100644
--- a/src/tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/tmpfiles.c
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				continue;
 
 			tmpfiles(line);
+			free(line);
 		}
 
 		fclose(fp);