diff --git a/syscalls/linux.cpp b/syscalls/linux.cpp
index 89f8ae9..de73874 100644
--- a/syscalls/linux.cpp
+++ b/syscalls/linux.cpp
@@ -2478,7 +2478,9 @@ static int linux_openat(SysFrm *, int dirfd, const char *pathname, int flags, mo
 		const char *absPath = new char[strlen(absoluteNode->node->FullPath) + 1];
 		strcpy((char *)absPath, absoluteNode->node->FullPath);
 		delete absoluteNode;
-		return fdt->_open(absPath, flags, mode);
+		int ret = fdt->_open(absPath, flags, mode);
+		delete[] absPath;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (!fs->PathIsRelative(pPathname))