diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c
index 90e417c55..208015868 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ meta_kms_crtc_color_updates_free (MetaKmsCrtcColorUpdate *color_update)
 {
   if (color_update->gamma.has_update)
     g_clear_pointer (&color_update->gamma.state, meta_gamma_lut_free);
+  g_free (color_update);
 }
 
 void