diff --git a/libpkgconf/client.c b/libpkgconf/client.c
index 7220bc4..4d4e3b3 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/client.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/client.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ void
 pkgconf_client_deinit(pkgconf_client_t *client)
 {
 	pkgconf_tuple_free_global(client);
+	pkgconf_path_free(&client->dir_list);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
index ebd148f..6b283d0 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
@@ -260,5 +260,6 @@ void pkgconf_path_add(const char *text, pkgconf_list_t *dirlist);
 size_t pkgconf_path_split(const char *text, pkgconf_list_t *dirlist);
 size_t pkgconf_path_build_from_environ(const char *environ, const char *fallback, pkgconf_list_t *dirlist);
 bool pkgconf_path_match_list(const char *path, pkgconf_list_t *dirlist);
+void pkgconf_path_free(pkgconf_list_t *dirlist);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libpkgconf/path.c b/libpkgconf/path.c
index bb9b443..95952d2 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/path.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/path.c
@@ -78,3 +78,17 @@ pkgconf_path_match_list(const char *path, pkgconf_list_t *dirlist)
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+void
+pkgconf_path_free(pkgconf_list_t *dirlist)
+{
+	pkgconf_node_t *n, *tn;
+
+	PKGCONF_FOREACH_LIST_ENTRY_SAFE(dirlist->head, tn, n)
+	{
+		pkgconf_path_t *pnode = n->data;
+
+		free(pnode->path);
+		free(pnode);
+	}
+}