diff --git a/cmd-confirm-before.c b/cmd-confirm-before.c
index 1f592ae0..72e9d87d 100644
--- a/cmd-confirm-before.c
+++ b/cmd-confirm-before.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ cmd_confirm_before_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 			cdata->confirm_key = confirm_key[0];
 		else {
 			cmdq_error(item, "invalid confirm key");
+			cmd_list_free(cdata->cmdlist);
 			free(cdata);
 			return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
 		}