diff --git a/grub-core/loader/multiboot_mbi2.c b/grub-core/loader/multiboot_mbi2.c
index 18e766c7b..e88c9f488 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/multiboot_mbi2.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/multiboot_mbi2.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,11 @@ grub_multiboot2_add_module (grub_addr_t start, grub_size_t size,
   err = grub_create_loader_cmdline (argc, argv, newmod->cmdline,
 				    newmod->cmdline_size, GRUB_VERIFY_MODULE_CMDLINE);
   if (err)
-    return err;
+    {
+      grub_free (newmod->cmdline);
+      grub_free (newmod);
+      return err;
+    }
 
   if (modules_last)
     modules_last->next = newmod;