diff --git a/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c b/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
index 6e4fce2..74785d1 100644
--- a/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
+++ b/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static char	*deal_with_filled_path(char *filename, char **path,
 		if (tmp)
 			return (filepath);
 		else if (!tmp && ft_errno_get() == FT_STATFAIL)
-			return (NULL);
+			return (free(filepath), NULL);
 		i++;
 	}
 	path_split_destroy(path);