diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchhandler.cpp b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchhandler.cpp
index 313d201515c..1983a46afbb 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchhandler.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ QEvdevTouchScreenHandler::QEvdevTouchScreenHandler(const QString &device, const
     if (mtdeverr) {
         qWarning("evdevtouch: mtdev_open failed: %d", mtdeverr);
         QT_CLOSE(m_fd);
+        free(m_mtdev);
         return;
     }
 #endif