diff --git a/libntfs-3g/security.c b/libntfs-3g/security.c
index a605bd6d..213c0129 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/security.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/security.c
@@ -2323,6 +2323,7 @@ static struct POSIX_SECURITY *inherit_posix(struct SECURITY_CONTEXT *scx,
 				pydesc = ntfs_build_inherited_posix(pxdesc, mode, isdir);
 				free(pxdesc);
 			}
+			free(securattr);
 		}
 	}
 	return (pydesc);