diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
index 3a66a6da4e..5965c58204 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
@@ -5470,6 +5470,7 @@ _parse_scenario (GFile * f, GKeyFile * kf)
       gst_structure_foreach (meta,
           (GstStructureForeachFunc) _add_description, &kfg);
       gst_structure_free (meta);
+      g_free (kfg.group_name);
     } else {
       g_key_file_set_string (kf, path, "noinfo", "nothing");
     }