diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9d85b1e46..41a69d8e5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ver 0.17.2 (2012/??/??)
 * mapper: fix non-UTF8 music directory name
 * mapper: fix potential crash in file permission check
 * playlist: fix use-after-free bug
+* playlist: fix memory leak
 
 
 ver 0.17.1 (2012/07/31)
diff --git a/src/playlist_print.c b/src/playlist_print.c
index a6bf84ccd..59c42f969 100644
--- a/src/playlist_print.c
+++ b/src/playlist_print.c
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ playlist_provider_print(struct client *client, const char *uri,
 			song_print_info(client, song);
 		else
 			song_print_uri(client, song);
+
+		if (!song_in_database(song))
+			song_free(song);
 	}
 
 	g_free(base_uri);