diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/misc.c b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/misc.c
index 45a12e5cc06..c94fce8578b 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/misc.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/misc.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ BOOL add_entry (LPINT ac, LPTSTR **arg, LPCTSTR entry)
     *arg = cmd_realloc (oldarg, (*ac + 2) * sizeof (LPTSTR));
     if (NULL == *arg)
     {
+        cmd_free (q);
         *arg = oldarg;
         return FALSE;
     }