diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/api-body.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/api-body.mustache
index 463bfddc1e20..3752fcfce1e1 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/api-body.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/api-body.mustache
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ end:
     {{/formParams}}
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
     {{/returnType}}
     {{^returnType}}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/c/api/PetAPI.c b/samples/client/petstore/c/api/PetAPI.c
index 37ac5b1dc32a..aa3db38496a3 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/c/api/PetAPI.c
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/c/api/PetAPI.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ PetAPI_findPetsByStatus(apiClient_t *apiClient, list_t * status )
     free(localVarPath);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ PetAPI_findPetsByTags(apiClient_t *apiClient, list_t * tags )
     free(localVarPath);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ PetAPI_getPetById(apiClient_t *apiClient, long petId )
     free(localVarToReplace_petId);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
@@ -702,6 +705,7 @@ PetAPI_uploadFile(apiClient_t *apiClient, long petId , char * additionalMetadata
     free(keyPairForm_file);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/c/api/StoreAPI.c b/samples/client/petstore/c/api/StoreAPI.c
index 8439ec11d7d2..9d8a539c304c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/c/api/StoreAPI.c
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/c/api/StoreAPI.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ StoreAPI_getInventory(apiClient_t *apiClient)
     free(localVarPath);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ StoreAPI_getOrderById(apiClient_t *apiClient, long orderId )
     free(localVarToReplace_orderId);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ StoreAPI_placeOrder(apiClient_t *apiClient, order_t * body )
     free(localVarBodyParameters);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/c/api/UserAPI.c b/samples/client/petstore/c/api/UserAPI.c
index 7c652752fb54..5fdba8bc2a72 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/c/api/UserAPI.c
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/c/api/UserAPI.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ UserAPI_getUserByName(apiClient_t *apiClient, char * username )
     free(localVarToReplace_username);
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ UserAPI_loginUser(apiClient_t *apiClient, char * username , char * password )
     }
     return elementToReturn;
 end:
+    free(localVarPath);
     return NULL;
 
 }