diff --git a/src/base/system.c b/src/base/system.c
index b0781758e..543b68020 100644
--- a/src/base/system.c
+++ b/src/base/system.c
@@ -177,10 +177,16 @@ static void logger_stdout_sync(const char *line, void *user)
 		char u16[4] = {0};
 
 		if(codepoint < 0)
+		{
+			free(wide);
 			return;
+		}
 
 		if(str_utf16le_encode(u16, codepoint) != 2)
+		{
+			free(wide);
 			return;
+		}
 
 		mem_copy(&wide[wlen], u16, 2);
 	}