diff --git a/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c b/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c
index ef895e4..a3b5e52 100644
--- a/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c
+++ b/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jpeg_decoder_error(JpegDecoder *dec, const char *fmt, ...)
 #define jpeg_decoder_error(dec, ...) { \
   COG_ERROR("decoder error: "__VA_ARGS__); \
   jpeg_decoder_error (dec, __VA_ARGS__); \
+  free (dec->error_message); \
 }
 
 static void