diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 52e069e8c2..a3d088f70e 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -4932,6 +4932,7 @@ cf_save_records(capture_file *cf, const char *fname, guint save_format,
 #endif
             goto fail;
         }
+        g_free(fname_new);
     }
 
     /* If this was a temporary file, and we didn't do the save by doing