diff --git a/src/dir.c b/src/dir.c
index 710598b7..ae8cb20b 100644
--- a/src/dir.c
+++ b/src/dir.c
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ dir_list_file(parray *files, const char *root, bool exclude, bool omit_symlink,
 		parray_append(files, file);
 
 	dir_list_file_internal(files, root, file, exclude, omit_symlink, black_list);
+
+	if (!add_root)
+		pgFileFree(file);
 }
 
 /*