diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 12290452775..6b8fb5a68a5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - Phar:
   . Fix memory leak of argument in webPhar. (nielsdos)
   . Fix memory leak when setAlias() fails. (nielsdos)
+  . Fix memory leak in phar_parse_zipfile() error handling. (nielsdos)
 
 - Random:
   . Fix Randomizer::__serialize() w.r.t. INDIRECTs. (nielsdos)
diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index 9a98b541ff6..8c4ec378765 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -673,7 +673,8 @@ foundit:
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize || !actual_alias) {
+				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize) {
+					efree(actual_alias);
 					php_stream_filter_remove(filter, 1);
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated");
@@ -706,7 +707,8 @@ foundit:
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize || !actual_alias) {
+				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize) {
+					efree(actual_alias);
 					php_stream_filter_remove(filter, 1);
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated");
@@ -729,7 +731,8 @@ foundit:
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize || !actual_alias) {
+				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize) {
+					efree(actual_alias);
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated");
 				}