1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/output/recorder_output_plugin.c b/src/output/recorder_output_plugin.c
index c01d927c4..10d64106c 100644
--- a/src/output/recorder_output_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/recorder_output_plugin.c
@@ -79,23 +79,27 @@ recorder_output_init(G_GNUC_UNUSED const struct audio_format *audio_format,
 	if (encoder_plugin == NULL) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, recorder_output_quark(), 0,
 			    "No such encoder: %s", encoder_name);
-		return NULL;
+		goto failure;
 	}
 
 	recorder->path = config_get_block_string(param, "path", NULL);
 	if (recorder->path == NULL) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, recorder_output_quark(), 0,
 			    "'path' not configured");
-		return NULL;
+		goto failure;
 	}
 
 	/* initialize encoder */
 
 	recorder->encoder = encoder_init(encoder_plugin, param, error_r);
 	if (recorder->encoder == NULL)
-		return NULL;
+		goto failure;
 
 	return recorder;
+
+failure:
+	g_free(recorder);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void