diff --git a/audio/wavcapture.c b/audio/wavcapture.c
index 8bfb9e7654..5863803584 100644
--- a/audio/wavcapture.c
+++ b/audio/wavcapture.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static void wav_capture_destroy (void *opaque)
     WAVState *wav = opaque;
 
     AUD_del_capture (wav->cap, wav);
+    g_free (wav);
 }
 
 static void wav_capture_info (void *opaque)