1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 2dcbe901b6..c5873f3a70 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ static int handle_path_include(const char *path, struct config_include_data *inc
 	if (!is_absolute_path(path)) {
 		char *slash;
 
-		if (!cf || !cf->path)
-			return error(_("relative config includes must come from files"));
+		if (!cf || !cf->path) {
+			ret = error(_("relative config includes must come from files"));
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
 
 		slash = find_last_dir_sep(cf->path);
 		if (slash)
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ static int handle_path_include(const char *path, struct config_include_data *inc
 		ret = git_config_from_file(git_config_include, path, inc);
 		inc->depth--;
 	}
+cleanup:
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	free(expanded);
 	return ret;