diff --git a/src/ini_file_reader.c b/src/ini_file_reader.c
index 8a1f2bc..e85054c 100644
--- a/src/ini_file_reader.c
+++ b/src/ini_file_reader.c
@@ -1839,6 +1839,7 @@ void iniFreeContext(IniContext *pContext)
     if (pContext->set.vars != NULL)
     {
         hash_destroy(pContext->set.vars);
+        free(pContext->set.vars);
         pContext->set.vars = NULL;
     }
 }