diff --git a/grub-core/loader/i386/xnu.c b/grub-core/loader/i386/xnu.c
index 2fe1fdc1f..a4a6f932e 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/i386/xnu.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/i386/xnu.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ grub_xnu_devprop_add_property_utf16 (struct grub_xnu_devprop_device_descriptor *
   utf8 = grub_malloc (namelen * 4 + 1);
   if (!utf8)
     {
-      grub_free (utf8);
+      grub_free (utf16);
       return grub_errno;
     }