diff --git a/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c b/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c
index d391fb7dee0a860e42f8d4dd03fc566173974977..c75626a9e0fb213d3520c8b5a9f72d55315b67fe 100644
--- a/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c
+++ b/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ static char *GetFollowXRule(const char *relPath, int *mode)
     char *search = (char *)calloc(bufSize, sizeof(char));
     if (search == NULL || sprintf_s(search, bufSize, ":%s,", relPath) == -1) {
         FreeIf(search);
+        FreeIf(followRule);
         return NULL;
     }