diff --git a/src/pulsecore/cpu-arm.c b/src/pulsecore/cpu-arm.c
index 4c447b840..122a72b02 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/cpu-arm.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/cpu-arm.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void pa_cpu_get_arm_flags(pa_cpu_arm_flag_t *flags) {
 
             pa_xfree(current);
         }
+        pa_xfree(line);
     }
 
     /* get the CPU part number */