diff --git a/argvsplit.c b/argvsplit.c
index 2c00236..3d6d2b6 100644
--- a/argvsplit.c
+++ b/argvsplit.c
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "pkg.h"
 
+void argv_free(char **argv)
+{
+	free(argv[0]);
+	free(argv);
+}
+
 int argv_split(const char *src, int *argc, char ***argv)
 {
 	char *buf = malloc(strlen(src) + 1);
diff --git a/pkg.h b/pkg.h
index 58b2e6f..4dc992e 100644
--- a/pkg.h
+++ b/pkg.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void pkg_dependency_free(pkg_dependency_t *head);
 
 /* argvsplit.c */
 int argv_split(const char *src, int *argc, char ***argv);
+void argv_free(char **argv);
 
 /* fragment.c */
 pkg_fragment_t *pkg_fragment_append(pkg_fragment_t *head, pkg_fragment_t *tail);