diff --git a/src/yp.c b/src/yp.c
index de4f36af..bc828e1d 100644
--- a/src/yp.c
+++ b/src/yp.c
@@ -812,6 +812,8 @@ static void add_yp_info (ypdata_t *yp, void *info, int type)
             free (yp->subtype);
             yp->subtype = escaped;
             break;
+        default:
+            free (escaped);
     }
 }