diff --git a/src/switch_xml.c b/src/switch_xml.c
index c43a530252..57bf99c8b6 100644
--- a/src/switch_xml.c
+++ b/src/switch_xml.c
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_xml_t) switch_xml_parse_file_simple(const char *file)
 	int fd = -1;
 	struct stat st;
 	switch_ssize_t l;
-	void *m;
+	void *m = NULL;
 	switch_xml_root_t root;
 
 	if ((fd = open(file, O_RDONLY, 0)) > -1) {
@@ -1650,6 +1650,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_xml_t) switch_xml_parse_file_simple(const char *file)
 
  error:
 
+	switch_safe_free(m);
+	if (fd > -1) {
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
 	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error Parsing File [%s]\n", file);
 
 	return NULL;