diff --git a/SourceX/controls/devices/game_controller.cpp b/SourceX/controls/devices/game_controller.cpp
index b46ac3017..cabbc64d9 100644
--- a/SourceX/controls/devices/game_controller.cpp
+++ b/SourceX/controls/devices/game_controller.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ void GameController::Add(int joystick_index)
 	controllers_->push_back(result);
 
 	const SDL_JoystickGUID guid = SDL_JoystickGetGUID(sdl_joystick);
-	SDL_Log("Opened game controller with mapping:\n%s", SDL_GameControllerMappingForGUID(guid));
+	char *mapping = SDL_GameControllerMappingForGUID(guid);
+	SDL_Log("Opened game controller with mapping:\n%s", mapping);
+	SDL_free(mapping);
 }
 
 void GameController::Remove(SDL_JoystickID instance_id)