diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
index f67609e80..ab97b7bac 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
@@ -2681,6 +2681,7 @@ drm_destroy(struct weston_compositor *ec)
 	weston_launcher_destroy(ec->launcher);
 
 	free(device->drm.filename);
+	free(device);
 	free(b);
 }