diff --git a/man/path-documents.c b/man/path-documents.c
index a6c1f9371ae..082d6c29fb4 100644
--- a/man/path-documents.c
+++ b/man/path-documents.c
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sd-path.h>
 
 int main(void) {
+  int r;
   char *t;
 
-  sd_path_lookup(SD_PATH_USER_DOCUMENTS, NULL, &t);
+  r = sd_path_lookup(SD_PATH_USER_DOCUMENTS, NULL, &t);
+  if (r < 0)
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
   printf("~/Documents: %s\n", t);
+  free(t);
+
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }