diff --git a/src/icon.c b/src/icon.c
index 2701a27..d07e8ea 100644
--- a/src/icon.c
+++ b/src/icon.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ GdkPixbuf *get_pixbuf_from_file(const char *filename)
 
         if (!gdk_pixbuf_get_file_info (path, &w, &h)) {
                 LOG_W("Failed to load image info for %s", filename);
+                g_free(path);
                 g_error_free(error);
                 return NULL;
         }