diff --git a/src/console.cpp b/src/console.cpp
index 10e0bc279a..393dca2754 100644
--- a/src/console.cpp
+++ b/src/console.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_code, const std::string &string)
 
 	IConsoleWriteToLogFile(str);
 	IConsoleGUIPrint(colour_code, str);
+	free(str);
 }
 
 /**