diff --git a/RendererBackend.cpp b/RendererBackend.cpp
index b5f47ed..fb9a795 100644
--- a/RendererBackend.cpp
+++ b/RendererBackend.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ int RendererBackend::Run() {
             if (event.type == SDL_DROPFILE) {
                 if (event.drop.file != NULL) {
                     Drop(std::string(event.drop.file));
+                    free(event.drop.file);
                 }
             }
         }