diff --git a/engines/prince/animation.cpp b/engines/prince/animation.cpp
index 39040a5181ab..98d1e3362062 100644
--- a/engines/prince/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/prince/animation.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ void Animation::clear() {
 		_frameList[i]._surface->free();
 		delete _frameList[i]._surface;
 		_frameList[i]._surface = nullptr;
+		if (_frameList[i]._compressedData != nullptr) {
+			free(_frameList[i]._compressedData);
+			_frameList[i]._compressedData = nullptr;
+		}
 	}
 }