diff --git a/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_win32.c b/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_win32.c
index 06a5f0c289..43c38f31bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_win32.c
+++ b/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_win32.c
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ _eio_monitor_win32_cb(void *data, Ecore_Win32_Handler *wh EINA_UNUSED)
         return 0;
 
       if (fni->FileName[0] == 0)
-        return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
+        {
+           free(wname);
+           return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
+        }
 
       memcpy(wname, fni->FileName, fni->FileNameLength);
       wname[fni->FileNameLength / sizeof(wchar_t)] = 0;