diff --git a/libevdev/libevdev-int.h b/libevdev/libevdev-int.h
index 7b28884..492608a 100644
--- a/libevdev/libevdev-int.h
+++ b/libevdev/libevdev-int.h
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ queue_alloc(struct libevdev *dev, int size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void
+queue_free(struct libevdev *dev)
+{
+	free(dev->queue);
+	dev->queue_size = 0;
+	dev->queue_next = 0;
+}
+
 static inline int
 queue_num_elements(struct libevdev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/libevdev/libevdev.c b/libevdev/libevdev.c
index 7a10792..81bee60 100644
--- a/libevdev/libevdev.c
+++ b/libevdev/libevdev.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ libevdev_new(int fd)
 void
 libevdev_free(struct libevdev *dev)
 {
+	queue_free(dev);
 	free(dev);
 }