diff --git a/src/util-decode-mime.c b/src/util-decode-mime.c
index d9941cd986..73f7335e5d 100644
--- a/src/util-decode-mime.c
+++ b/src/util-decode-mime.c
@@ -2432,6 +2432,7 @@ MimeDecParseState * MimeDecInitParser(void *data,
     PushStack(state->stack);
     if (state->stack->top == NULL) {
         SCFree(state->stack);
+        SCFree(state->msg);
         SCFree(state);
         return NULL;
     }