diff --git a/mozilla/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp b/mozilla/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp
index 6258a4638bd..5bbb828127a 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp
@@ -1790,6 +1790,8 @@ nsComponentManagerImpl::SyncComponentsInDir(RegistrationTime when, nsIFileSpec *
             // the file isn't a component like initpref.js
             // So dont break on these errors.
         }
+
+        NS_RELEASE(dirEntry);
         
         rv = dirIterator->next();
         if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;