diff --git a/funcs/fimg-tiff.c b/funcs/fimg-tiff.c
index 8e8c990f..ca901092 100644
--- a/funcs/fimg-tiff.c
+++ b/funcs/fimg-tiff.c
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ for (y=0; y<src->height; y++) {
 	TIFFWriteScanline(tiff, linebuff, y, 0);
 
 	idx += src->width;
-
 	}
 
-
 TIFFClose(tiff);
 
+free(linebuff);
+
 return -1;
 }
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */