diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
index 650dcf35c..7f3bbe49c 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ InitPathList(const char *path)
     }
     if (list)
 	list[n] = NULL;
+    xfree(fullpath);
     return list;
 }