diff --git a/glib/tests/gvariant.c b/glib/tests/gvariant.c
index fcb01ff3d..dcfb7b791 100644
--- a/glib/tests/gvariant.c
+++ b/glib/tests/gvariant.c
@@ -4217,6 +4217,7 @@ test_parser_recursion_typedecls (void)
   g_assert_null (value);
   g_error_free (local_error);
   g_free (silly_array);
+  g_free (silly_type);
 }
 
 static void