diff --git a/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c b/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c
index 2f1f1a5a2..1927c4fda 100644
--- a/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c
+++ b/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ helptext (const char *line, grub_file_t file, struct syslinux_menu *menu)
     }
 
   grub_free (buf);
+  grub_free (help);
   return grub_errno;
 }