diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index a2720d576..cfe32f5f0 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ struct http_pack_request *new_http_pack_request(
 
 abort:
 	free(filename);
+	free(preq);
 	return NULL;
 }