diff --git a/lib/transaction_files.c b/lib/transaction_files.c
index 66f4e6ef..573eb336 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_files.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_files.c
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ collect_binpkg_files(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_dictionary_t pkg_repod,
 			}
 			rv = collect_files(xhp, filesd, pkgname, pkgver, idx,
 			    update, false, false, false);
+			xbps_object_release(filesd);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		archive_read_data_skip(ar);