diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 7dcb0879c4..c5beda7d48 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3501,7 +3501,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                             gchar **optname = g_strsplit(typename,
                                                          ACCEL_CLASS_SUFFIX, 0);
                             printf("%s\n", optname[0]);
-                            g_free(optname);
+                            g_strfreev(optname);
                         }
                         g_free(typename);
                     }