diff --git a/lib/framework/configfile.cpp b/lib/framework/configfile.cpp
index 8c31783..e392903 100644
--- a/lib/framework/configfile.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/configfile.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ static bool registry_save(const char* filename)
 	size_t w = 0;
 	size_t bufferSize = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
+	bool val;
 
 	debug(LOG_WZ, "Saving the registry to [directory: %s] %s", PHYSFS_getRealDir(filename), filename);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(registry); ++i)
@@ -262,8 +263,9 @@ static bool registry_save(const char* filename)
 			free(value);
 		}
 	}
-
-	return saveFile(filename, buffer, w);
+	val = saveFile(filename, buffer, w);
+	free(buffer);
+	return val;
 }
 
 void setRegistryFilePath(const char* fileName)