diff --git a/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c b/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c
index eb3539a525b305e018f5b344e17de1761a7fbfb3..1eb483c30b8fa96c8712ef20ebeb707943ee2daa 100644
--- a/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c
+++ b/frameworks/config_policy/src/config_policy_utils.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ 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;
     }