diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c
index 29b4993257b..10638a39ed7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/pipe-loader/pipe_loader.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ pipe_loader_load_options(struct pipe_loader_device *dev)
    driParseOptionInfo(&dev->option_info, merged_driconf, merged_count);
    driParseConfigFiles(&dev->option_cache, &dev->option_info, 0,
                        dev->driver_name, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+   free((void *)merged_driconf);
 }
 
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