diff --git a/src/aig/gia/giaAiger.c b/src/aig/gia/giaAiger.c
index 2b9eea45f..3940d324c 100644
--- a/src/aig/gia/giaAiger.c
+++ b/src/aig/gia/giaAiger.c
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ Gia_Man_t * Gia_ReadAiger( char * pFileName, int fCheck )
     ABC_FREE( pContents );
     if ( pNew )
     {
+        ABC_FREE( pNew->pName );
         pName = Gia_FileNameGeneric( pFileName );
         pNew->pName = Gia_UtilStrsav( pName );
 //        pNew->pSpec = Ioa_UtilStrsav( pFileName );