diff --git a/backend/epub/epub-document.c b/backend/epub/epub-document.c
index 57d626c4..06924faa 100644
--- a/backend/epub/epub-document.c
+++ b/backend/epub/epub-document.c
@@ -1174,6 +1174,7 @@ get_toc_file_name(gchar *containeruri)
 
 	xmlretval = NULL;
 	xml_parse_children_of_node(manifest,(xmlChar*)"item",(xmlChar*)"id",ncx);
+	xmlFree(ncx);
 
 	gchar* tocfilename = (gchar*)xml_get_data_from_node(xmlretval,XML_ATTRIBUTE,(xmlChar*)"href");
 	xml_free_doc();