diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index ef6ea7e5..9d6e2998 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-11-19  Darshit Shah  <darnir@gmail.com>
+
+	* main.c (format_and_print_line): Fix potential memory leak
+
 2014-11-19  Darshit Shah  <darnir@gmail.com>
 
 	* utils.c (compile_posix_regex): Fix memory leak due to unfreed regex
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d00324dd..530f9e8e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -891,7 +891,10 @@ format_and_print_line (const char *prefix, const char *line,
           remaining_chars = line_length - TABULATION;
         }
       if (printf ("%s ", token) < 0)
-        return -1;
+        {
+          xfree_null (line_dup);
+          return -1;
+        }
       remaining_chars -= strlen (token) + 1;  /* account for " " */
       token = strtok (NULL, " ");
     }