diff --git a/wmlib/menu.c b/wmlib/menu.c
index 03784273..9a08ba5c 100644
--- a/wmlib/menu.c
+++ b/wmlib/menu.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ WMMenuAddItem(WMMenu * menu, char *text, WMMenuAction action,
 	entry->entryline = malloc(strlen(text) + 100);
 	if (!entry->entryline) {
 		free(menu);
+		free(entry);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ int WMMenuAddSubmenu(WMMenu * menu, char *text, WMMenu * submenu)
 	entry->entryline = malloc(strlen(text) + 100);
 	if (!entry->entryline) {
 		free(menu);
+		free(entry);
 		return -1;
 	}