diff --git a/src/yajl_tree.c b/src/yajl_tree.c
index 4b3cf2b1..56c7012f 100644
--- a/src/yajl_tree.c
+++ b/src/yajl_tree.c
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ yajl_val yajl_tree_parse (const char *input,
              yajl_tree_free(v);
         }
         yajl_free (handle);
+	//If the requested memory is not released in time, it will cause memory leakage
+	if(ctx.root)
+	     yajl_tree_free(ctx.root);
         return NULL;
     }