diff --git a/boot/image-android.c b/boot/image-android.c
index 57158280b41c6552c82838e21384d925d5f7cde4..362a5c7435a3a8bcf7b674b96e31069a91a892b5 100644
--- a/boot/image-android.c
+++ b/boot/image-android.c
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ int android_image_get_kernel(const void *hdr,
 	}
 
 	env_set("bootargs", newbootargs);
+	free(newbootargs);
 
 	if (os_data) {
 		if (image_get_magic(ihdr) == IH_MAGIC) {