diff --git a/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp b/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
index cebba053d..b4535c762 100644
--- a/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ bool DivEngine::loadTFMv1(unsigned char* file, size_t len) {
     lastError="invalid info header!";
   }
 
+  delete[] file;
   return success;
 }