diff --git a/src/bin/jp2/convert.c b/src/bin/jp2/convert.c
index 6997def9..0b1291de 100644
--- a/src/bin/jp2/convert.c
+++ b/src/bin/jp2/convert.c
@@ -2856,6 +2856,7 @@ static opj_image_t* rawtoimage_common(const char *filename, opj_cparameters_t *p
     }
     /* create the image */
     image = opj_image_create(numcomps, &cmptparm[0], color_space);
+    free(cmptparm);
     if(!image) {
         fclose(f);
         return NULL;