diff --git a/plugins/router_static/router_static.c b/plugins/router_static/router_static.c
index 7ea438ad..14c5d8e2 100644
--- a/plugins/router_static/router_static.c
+++ b/plugins/router_static/router_static.c
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ int uwsgi_routing_func_sendfile(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, struct uwsgi_rout
         // static file - don't update avg_rt after request
         wsgi_req->do_not_account_avg_rt = 1;
 
-	if (urfc->no_headers) goto send;
+	if (urfc->no_headers) {
+                uwsgi_buffer_destroy(ub_s);
+		goto send;
+	}
 
         if (uwsgi_response_prepare_headers(wsgi_req, ub_s->buf, ub_s->pos)) {
                 uwsgi_buffer_destroy(ub_s);
@@ -211,7 +214,10 @@ int uwsgi_routing_func_fastfile(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, struct uwsgi_rout
         // static file - don't update avg_rt after request
         wsgi_req->do_not_account_avg_rt = 1;
 
-	if (urfc->no_headers) goto send;
+	if (urfc->no_headers) {
+                uwsgi_buffer_destroy(ub_s);
+		goto send;
+	}
 
         if (uwsgi_response_prepare_headers(wsgi_req, ub_s->buf, ub_s->pos)) {
                 uwsgi_buffer_destroy(ub_s);