diff --git a/modules/regex/regex.cpp b/modules/regex/regex.cpp
index 62555e7f3ad..6dd4fa73e73 100644
--- a/modules/regex/regex.cpp
+++ b/modules/regex/regex.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ Ref<RegExMatch> RegEx::search(const String &p_subject, int p_offset, int p_end)
 
 		if (res < 0) {
 			pcre2_match_data_free_16(match);
+			pcre2_match_context_free_16(mctx);
+
 			return nullptr;
 		}