diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index f1e1f9bd3f..09f76b9221 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-11-04  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+	* objcopy.c (copy_section): Add extra calls to free for error
+	paths.
+
 2016-11-04  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* dwarf-mode.el (dwarf-browse): Set default-directory.  Bump
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 1821c0ce1b..d40cfcb2bb 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -3375,6 +3375,7 @@ copy_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
 	{
 	  status = 1;
 	  bfd_nonfatal_message (NULL, ibfd, isection, NULL);
+	  free (memhunk);
 	  return;
 	}
 
@@ -3428,6 +3429,7 @@ copy_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
 	{
 	  status = 1;
 	  bfd_nonfatal_message (NULL, obfd, osection, NULL);
+	  free (memhunk);
 	  return;
 	}
       free (memhunk);
@@ -3449,6 +3451,7 @@ copy_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
 	{
 	  status = 1;
 	  bfd_nonfatal_message (NULL, obfd, osection, NULL);
+	  free (memhunk);
 	  return;
 	}
       free (memhunk);