diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index dff170dc29b48..78725949d2fca 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ int phar_parse_zipfile(php_stream *fp, char *fname, size_t fname_len, char *alia
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize || !actual_alias) {
+				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize) {
+					efree(actual_alias);
 					php_stream_filter_remove(filter, 1);
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated");
@@ -674,7 +675,8 @@ int phar_parse_zipfile(php_stream *fp, char *fname, size_t fname_len, char *alia
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize || !actual_alias) {
+				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize) {
+					efree(actual_alias);
 					php_stream_filter_remove(filter, 1);
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated");
@@ -697,7 +699,8 @@ int phar_parse_zipfile(php_stream *fp, char *fname, size_t fname_len, char *alia
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize || !actual_alias) {
+				if (!entry.uncompressed_filesize) {
+					efree(actual_alias);
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated");
 				}