diff --git a/braces.c b/braces.c
index 61c1ab1..c6d567f 100644
--- a/braces.c
+++ b/braces.c
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ expand_amble (text, tlen, flags)
 	  if (tresult == 0)
 	    {
 	      internal_error (_("brace expansion: cannot allocate memory for %s"), tem);
+	      strvec_dispose (partial);
+	      free (tem);
 	      strvec_dispose (result);
 	      result = (char **)NULL;
 	      return result;