diff --git a/Modules/_io/fileio.c b/Modules/_io/fileio.c index 865b0e3634f..8dae465fd20 100644 --- a/Modules/_io/fileio.c +++ b/Modules/_io/fileio.c @@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ _io_FileIO___init___impl(fileio *self, PyObject *nameobj, const char *mode, #endif } + PyMem_Free(self->stat_atopen); self->stat_atopen = PyMem_New(struct _Py_stat_struct, 1); if (self->stat_atopen == NULL) { PyErr_NoMemory();