diff --git a/src/util/tabular_output.c b/src/util/tabular_output.c
index 5866fbef14..cfd43b26ed 100644
--- a/src/util/tabular_output.c
+++ b/src/util/tabular_output.c
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ util_newTable(int Type, int numColumns, char **ColumnHeaders, int *ColumnContent
     if (sortByColumn < 0 || sortByColumn > numColumns) {
         fprintf(stderr,"Invalid Table Sortkey: %d.\n", sortByColumn);
 	errno=EINVAL;
+	free(Table);
 	return NULL;
     }
     if (sortByColumn > 0 )