diff --git a/src/console.cpp b/src/console.cpp
index 8ea8b9200d..11b794b121 100644
--- a/src/console.cpp
+++ b/src/console.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_code, const char *string)
 
 	IConsoleWriteToLogFile(str);
 	IConsoleGUIPrint(colour_code, str);
+	free(str);
 }
 
 /**