diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
index 44c3c5499..3df804140 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ static void
 cursor_priv_free (MetaCursorNativePrivate *cursor_priv)
 {
   g_hash_table_destroy (cursor_priv->gpu_states);
+  g_free (cursor_priv);
 }
 
 static MetaCursorNativePrivate *