diff --git a/content.c b/content.c
index 713361bc9a..b23eb7830a 100644
--- a/content.c
+++ b/content.c
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ bool init_content_file(void)
 error:
    if (content)
       string_list_free(content);
+   content_temporary_free();
    return false;
 }