diff --git a/src/decoder/ffmpeg_plugin.c b/src/decoder/ffmpeg_plugin.c
index d13297ad1..6f8ad3a4a 100644
--- a/src/decoder/ffmpeg_plugin.c
+++ b/src/decoder/ffmpeg_plugin.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static struct tag *ffmpeg_tag(char *file)
 
 	ret = ffmpeg_helper(&input, ffmpeg_tag_internal, &base);
 	if (ret) {
-		free(base.tag);
+		tag_free(base.tag);
 		base.tag = NULL;
 	}