diff --git a/quickjs.c b/quickjs.c
index f6104bb..f6ff4a8 100644
--- a/quickjs.c
+++ b/quickjs.c
@@ -43960,6 +43960,7 @@ static JSValue js_iterator_helper_next(JSContext *ctx, JSValueConst this_val,
             args[1] = index_val;
             ret = JS_Call(ctx, it->func, JS_UNDEFINED, countof(args), args);
             JS_FreeValue(ctx, index_val);
+            JS_FreeValue(ctx, item);
             if (JS_IsException(ret))
                 goto fail;
             goto done;