diff --git a/src/bniutils/tga.cpp b/src/bniutils/tga.cpp
index 29b508b..6564c98 100644
--- a/src/bniutils/tga.cpp
+++ b/src/bniutils/tga.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ namespace pvpgn
 					pktlen = 0;
 				}
 				std::fprintf(stderr, "RLE_compress: wrote %u bytes (%u uncompressed)\n", actual, perceived);
+				xfree((void*)pktdata);
 				return 0;
 			}