diff --git a/dlls/msi/custom.c b/dlls/msi/custom.c
index 391bf9af80f..6fa1038be1b 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/custom.c
+++ b/dlls/msi/custom.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ static MSIBINARY *create_temp_binary( MSIPACKAGE *package, LPCWSTR source, BOOL
     if (file == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
         msiobj_release( &row->hdr );
+        msi_free( binary );
         return NULL;
     }
     do