diff --git a/plugins/coreaudio-encoder/encoder.c b/plugins/coreaudio-encoder/encoder.c
index 9746fd86f..a0b03a62f 100644
--- a/plugins/coreaudio-encoder/encoder.c
+++ b/plugins/coreaudio-encoder/encoder.c
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ static bool enumerate_bitrates(ca_encoder *ca, AudioConverterRef converter,
 	if (code) {
 		log_osstatus(LOG_WARNING, ca,
 				"AudioConverterGetProperty(bitrates)", code);
+
+		free(bitrates);
+
 		return false;
 	}