diff --git a/render/picture.c b/render/picture.c
index 464955721c..594f02b07c 100644
--- a/render/picture.c
+++ b/render/picture.c
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ CreateLinearGradientPicture(Picture pid, xPointFixed * p1, xPointFixed * p2,
 
     initGradient(pPicture->pSourcePict, nStops, stops, colors, error);
     if (*error) {
+        free(pPicture->pSourcePict);
         free(pPicture);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -947,6 +948,7 @@ CreateRadialGradientPicture(Picture pid, xPointFixed * inner,
 
     initGradient(pPicture->pSourcePict, nStops, stops, colors, error);
     if (*error) {
+        free(pPicture->pSourcePict);
         free(pPicture);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -985,6 +987,7 @@ CreateConicalGradientPicture(Picture pid, xPointFixed * center, xFixed angle,
 
     initGradient(pPicture->pSourcePict, nStops, stops, colors, error);
     if (*error) {
+        free(pPicture->pSourcePict);
         free(pPicture);
         return 0;
     }