1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/diff-files.c b/builtin/diff-files.c
index 70103c4095..92cf6e1e92 100644
--- a/builtin/diff-files.c
+++ b/builtin/diff-files.c
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ int cmd_diff_files(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (read_cache_preload(&rev.diffopt.pathspec) < 0) {
 		perror("read_cache_preload");
-		return -1;
+		result = -1;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 	result = run_diff_files(&rev, options);
-	return diff_result_code(&rev.diffopt, result);
+	result = diff_result_code(&rev.diffopt, result);
+cleanup:
+	release_revisions(&rev);
+	return result;
 }