diff --git a/ext/dash/gstmpdparser.c b/ext/dash/gstmpdparser.c
index 27846f0961..1359a1e3cf 100644
--- a/ext/dash/gstmpdparser.c
+++ b/ext/dash/gstmpdparser.c
@@ -2173,6 +2173,7 @@ gst_mpdparser_parse_root_node (GstMPDNode ** pointer, xmlNode * a_node)
   return TRUE;
 
 error:
+  gst_mpdparser_free_mpd_node (new_mpd);
   return FALSE;
 }