1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/clone.go b/clone.go
index 2e0fcce..b796b6e 100644
--- a/clone.go
+++ b/clone.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func Clone(url string, path string, options *CloneOptions) (*Repository, error)
 
 	var copts C.git_clone_options
 	populateCloneOptions(&copts, options)
+	defer freeCheckoutOpts(&copts.checkout_opts)
 
 	if len(options.CheckoutBranch) != 0 {
 		copts.checkout_branch = C.CString(options.CheckoutBranch)