diff --git a/gvc-mixer-ui-device.c b/gvc-mixer-ui-device.c
index a108310..2259c0d 100644
--- a/gvc-mixer-ui-device.c
+++ b/gvc-mixer-ui-device.c
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ gvc_mixer_ui_device_get_best_profile (GvcMixerUIDevice *device,
                         candidates = g_list_append (candidates, p);
                         g_debug ("Candidate for profile switching: '%s'", p->profile);
                 }
+                g_free (canonical_name);
         }
 
         if (!candidates) {