diff --git a/src/wallpaper.c b/src/wallpaper.c
index b6f2c0cf14514c78a0d47e873a8961d2484d3250..eb33a0c30ec24aaaab6c4f01671816955c0132c2 100644
--- a/src/wallpaper.c
+++ b/src/wallpaper.c
@@ -550,6 +550,13 @@ void feh_wm_set_bg(char *fil, Imlib_Image im, int centered, int scaled,
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		if (data_root)
+			XFree(data_root);
+	
+		if (data_esetroot)
+			XFree(data_esetroot);
+
 		/* This will locate the property, creating it if it doesn't exist */
 		prop_root = XInternAtom(disp2, "_XROOTPMAP_ID", False);
 		prop_esetroot = XInternAtom(disp2, "ESETROOT_PMAP_ID", False);