diff --git a/fdtget.c b/fdtget.c
index 4377419..fb9d0e1 100644
--- a/fdtget.c
+++ b/fdtget.c
@@ -266,14 +266,20 @@ static int do_fdtget(struct display_info *disp, const char *filename,
 				continue;
 			} else {
 				report_error(arg[i], node);
+				free(blob);
 				return -1;
 			}
 		}
 		prop = args_per_step == 1 ? NULL : arg[i + 1];
 
-		if (show_data_for_item(blob, disp, node, prop))
+		if (show_data_for_item(blob, disp, node, prop)) {
+			free(blob);
 			return -1;
+		}
 	}
+
+	free(blob);
+
 	return 0;
 }