diff --git a/hw/elf_ops.h b/hw/elf_ops.h
index db4630e..4495932 100644
--- a/hw/elf_ops.h
+++ b/hw/elf_ops.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ static int glue(load_symbols, SZ)(struct elfhdr *ehdr, int fd, int must_swab,
     s->disas_strtab = str;
     s->next = syminfos;
     syminfos = s;
+    g_free(syms);
+    g_free(str);
     g_free(shdr_table);
     return 0;
  fail: