diff --git a/src/x509.c b/src/x509.c
index 68337a6e8..ec8b9c60d 100644
--- a/src/x509.c
+++ b/src/x509.c
@@ -12825,6 +12825,7 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_NAME_print_ex(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio, WOLFSSL_X509_NAME* name,
                 >= tmpSz)
             {
                 WOLFSSL_MSG("buffer overrun");
+                XFREE(tmp, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
                 return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
             }
 
@@ -12835,6 +12836,7 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_NAME_print_ex(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio, WOLFSSL_X509_NAME* name,
                 >= tmpSz)
             {
                 WOLFSSL_MSG("buffer overrun");
+                XFREE(tmp, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
                 return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
             }
             tmpSz = len + nameStrSz + 1; /* 1 for '=' */