diff --git a/lib/krb5/log.c b/lib/krb5/log.c
index 5674b1b1b..961a63623 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/log.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/log.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ krb5_addlog_dest(krb5_context context, krb5_log_facility *f, const char *orig)
 		ret = errno;
 		krb5_set_error_string (context, "open(%s): %s", fn,
 				       strerror(ret));
+		free(fn);
 		return ret;
 	    }
 	    file = fdopen(i, "a");
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ krb5_addlog_dest(krb5_context context, krb5_log_facility *f, const char *orig)
 		close(i);
 		krb5_set_error_string (context, "fdopen(%s): %s", fn,
 				       strerror(ret));
+		free(fn);
 		return ret;
 	    }
 	    keep_open = 1;