diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dbebbb738690f656c0b8333bc35bce9cb68d3b22..d6e4a5d32b808ab7d65394f1340c5bdaf5ee77b5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	* src/rcfile.c (parse_binding): Check the value of shortcut->toggle
 	only if it actually is a toggle.  Found with valgrind.
 	* src/files.c (write_lockfile): Plug a leak.  Found with valgrind.
+	* src/rcfile.c (parse_binding): Plug a tiny leak.
 
 2015-08-02  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/files.c (initialize_buffer): Initialize also openfile->syntax.
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index da7b32cf0ebbcaba83f5caa582d0ac8deab46622..6b0f16910dcbffdb7c1c1c18374503859469c853 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 
     if (strlen(keycopy) < 2) {
 	rcfile_error(N_("Key name is too short"));
-	return;
+	goto free_copy;
     }
 
     /* Uppercase only the first two or three characters of the key name. */
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 	    keycopy[2] = toupper(keycopy[2]);
 	else {
 	    rcfile_error(N_("Key name is too short"));
-	    return;
+	    goto free_copy;
 	}
     }
 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 	keycopy[1] = tolower(keycopy[1]);
     else if (keycopy[0] != '^' && keycopy[0] != 'M' && keycopy[0] != 'F') {
 	rcfile_error(N_("Key name must begin with \"^\", \"M\", or \"F\""));
-	return;
+	goto free_copy;
     }
 
     if (dobind) {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 
 	if (funcptr[0] == '\0') {
 	    rcfile_error(N_("Must specify a function to bind the key to"));
-	    return;
+	    goto free_copy;
 	}
     }
 
@@ -484,21 +484,21 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
     if (menuptr[0] == '\0') {
 	/* TRANSLATORS: Do not translate the word "all". */
 	rcfile_error(N_("Must specify a menu (or \"all\") in which to bind/unbind the key"));
-	return;
+	goto free_copy;
     }
 
     if (dobind) {
 	newsc = strtosc(funcptr);
 	if (newsc == NULL) {
 	    rcfile_error(N_("Cannot map name \"%s\" to a function"), funcptr);
-	    return;
+	    goto free_copy;
 	}
     }
 
     menu = strtomenu(menuptr);
     if (menu < 1) {
 	rcfile_error(N_("Cannot map name \"%s\" to a menu"), menuptr);
-	return;
+	goto free_copy;
     }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 	if (!menu) {
 	    rcfile_error(N_("Function '%s' does not exist in menu '%s'"), funcptr, menuptr);
 	    free(newsc);
-	    return;
+	    goto free_copy;
 	}
 
 	newsc->keystr = keycopy;
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 	if (check_bad_binding(newsc)) {
 	    rcfile_error(N_("Sorry, keystroke \"%s\" may not be rebound"), newsc->keystr);
 	    free(newsc);
-	    return;
+	    goto free_copy;
 	}
     }
 
@@ -571,8 +571,11 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 	/* Add the new shortcut at the start of the list. */
 	newsc->next = sclist;
 	sclist = newsc;
-    } else
-	free(keycopy);
+	return;
+    }
+
+  free_copy:
+    free(keycopy);
 }