diff --git a/src/shader.c b/src/shader.c
index 1c36ccf..2154b99 100644
--- a/src/shader.c
+++ b/src/shader.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ ShaderCompileResult readAndCompileShaderFromFile(const char* filepath, GLenum sh
 		result.success = true;
 	}
 
+	free((void*)shaderSource);
+
 	return result; // Return the ShaderCompileResult struct
 }