diff --git a/util/grub-mount.c b/util/grub-mount.c
index 1c35b6a6e..c69889df9 100644
--- a/util/grub-mount.c
+++ b/util/grub-mount.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ fuse_getattr (const char *path, struct stat *st,
   (fs->fs_dir) (dev, path2, fuse_getattr_find_file, &ctx);
 
   grub_free (path2);
+  free (pathname);
   if (!ctx.file_exists)
     {
       grub_errno = GRUB_ERR_NONE;