diff --git a/Hazel/src/Platform/OpenGL/OpenGLTexture.cpp b/Hazel/src/Platform/OpenGL/OpenGLTexture.cpp
index 131b8b1..367f3d9 100644
--- a/Hazel/src/Platform/OpenGL/OpenGLTexture.cpp
+++ b/Hazel/src/Platform/OpenGL/OpenGLTexture.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ namespace Hazel
         if (!data)
         {
             HZ_CORE_ERROR("Failed to load texture {0}", path);
+            stbi_image_free(data);
+            return;
         }
         m_Width = width;
         m_Height = height;