diff --git a/cgroup.c b/cgroup.c
index 04736acceab..9e1b0de379a 100644
--- a/cgroup.c
+++ b/cgroup.c
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ static int install_release_agent(Manager *m, const char *mount_point) {
                 return -EIO;
         }
 
+        free(p);
+        free(c);
+
         return 0;
 }