diff --git a/drivers/video/console_truetype.c b/drivers/video/console_truetype.c
index c249f047f5..e16f95a02c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console_truetype.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console_truetype.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static int console_truetype_putc_xy(struct udevice *dev, uint x, uint y,
 		}
 #endif
 		default:
+			free(data);
 			return -ENOSYS;
 		}