diff --git a/apps/Term/jni/termExec.cpp b/apps/Term/jni/termExec.cpp
index d0666cc91..a1edc95e4 100644
--- a/apps/Term/jni/termExec.cpp
+++ b/apps/Term/jni/termExec.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     void set(const char16_t* o, size_t numChars) {
+        if (mString) {
+            free(mString);
+        }
         mString = (char*) malloc(numChars + 1);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numChars; i++) {
             mString[i] = (char) o[i];