diff --git a/gio/glib-compile-resources.c b/gio/glib-compile-resources.c
index f04ea488b..399c567d2 100644
--- a/gio/glib-compile-resources.c
+++ b/gio/glib-compile-resources.c
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	    }
 
+	  g_free (base);
 	  c_name = g_string_free (s, FALSE);
 	}
     }