diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index 40befc1cd1..e5e38d7251 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -2037,6 +2037,8 @@ static char *cli_complete(EditLine *el, int ch)
 				retval = CC_REFRESH;
 			}
 		}
+		for (i = 0; matches[i]; i++)
+			free(matches[i]);
 		free(matches);
 	}