diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index 85494df4..43b88358 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -6082,14 +6082,20 @@ xmlParseElementMixedContentDecl(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int inputchk) {
 	    NEXT;
 	    if (elem == NULL) {
 	        ret = xmlNewDocElementContent(ctxt->myDoc, NULL, XML_ELEMENT_CONTENT_OR);
-		if (ret == NULL) return(NULL);
+		if (ret == NULL) {
+		    xmlFreeDocElementContent(ctxt->myDoc, cur);
+                    return(NULL);
+                }
 		ret->c1 = cur;
 		if (cur != NULL)
 		    cur->parent = ret;
 		cur = ret;
 	    } else {
 	        n = xmlNewDocElementContent(ctxt->myDoc, NULL, XML_ELEMENT_CONTENT_OR);
-		if (n == NULL) return(NULL);
+		if (n == NULL) {
+		    xmlFreeDocElementContent(ctxt->myDoc, ret);
+                    return(NULL);
+                }
 		n->c1 = xmlNewDocElementContent(ctxt->myDoc, elem, XML_ELEMENT_CONTENT_ELEMENT);
 		if (n->c1 != NULL)
 		    n->c1->parent = n;