From 6cf03ca729b0dc97c559219568f7bbb3e3e84f86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Petar Popovic <pjoetri@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 17:34:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix potential memory leak in
 SDL_HIDAPI_HapticOpenFromJoystick() on error

---
 src/haptic/hidapi/SDL_hidapihaptic.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/haptic/hidapi/SDL_hidapihaptic.c b/src/haptic/hidapi/SDL_hidapihaptic.c
index fbcbd0f0cf..f9985fc136 100644
--- a/src/haptic/hidapi/SDL_hidapihaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/hidapi/SDL_hidapihaptic.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ bool SDL_HIDAPI_HapticOpenFromJoystick(SDL_Haptic *haptic, SDL_Joystick *joystic
             haptic->neffects = device->driver->NumEffects(device);
             haptic->effects = (struct haptic_effect *)SDL_malloc(sizeof(struct haptic_effect) * haptic->neffects);
             if (haptic->effects == NULL) {
+                SDL_free(list_node);
                 device->driver->Close(device);
                 SDL_free(device);
                 return SDL_OutOfMemory();