diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index 16911c6624..798af27a75 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -3810,6 +3810,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     av_free(intra_matrix);
     av_free(inter_matrix);
+    av_free(opt_names);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_POWERPC_PERF
     extern void powerpc_display_perf_report(void);