diff --git a/lib/krb5/config_file.c b/lib/krb5/config_file.c
index 44d441fdd..3c0b0a447 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/config_file.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/config_file.c
@@ -934,13 +934,17 @@ krb5_config_vget_strings(krb5_context context,
 	s = next_component_string(tmp, " \t", &pos);
 	while(s){
 	    char **tmp2 = realloc(strings, (nstr + 1) * sizeof(*strings));
-	    if(tmp2 == NULL)
+	    if(tmp2 == NULL) {
+		free(tmp);
 		goto cleanup;
+	    }
 	    strings = tmp2;
 	    strings[nstr] = strdup(s);
 	    nstr++;
-	    if(strings[nstr-1] == NULL)
+	    if(strings[nstr-1] == NULL)	{
+		free(tmp);
 		goto cleanup;
+	    }
 	    s = next_component_string(NULL, " \t", &pos);
 	}
 	free(tmp);