diff --git a/src/shell-contact-system.c b/src/shell-contact-system.c
index 4f5af7065..8f0002168 100644
--- a/src/shell-contact-system.c
+++ b/src/shell-contact-system.c
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ shell_contact_system_initial_search (ShellContactSystem *self,
     }
 
   g_object_unref (iter);
+  g_slist_free_full (normalized_terms, (GDestroyNotify) g_free);
 
   return sort_and_prepare_results (results);
 }