diff --git a/src/plugin.c b/src/plugin.c
index 68fe3188..7c0652bb 100644
--- a/src/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugin.c
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ int __ofono_plugin_init(const char *pattern, const char *exclude)
 		plugin->active = TRUE;
 	}
 
+	g_strfreev(patterns);
+	g_strfreev(excludes);
+
 	return 0;
 }