diff --git a/gio/glocalfileinfo.c b/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
index 4f6d5a2cc..ff707b7d2 100644
--- a/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
+++ b/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ get_xattrs_from_fd (int                    fd,
 		g_free (escaped_attr);
 	      
 	      get_one_xattr_from_fd (fd, info, gio_attr, attr);
+	      g_free (gio_attr);
 	    }
 	  
 	  len = strlen (attr) + 1;