diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
index b046f3c72b..d2283447fc 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ _free_priv (GstValidateReporterPrivate * priv)
 {
   g_hash_table_unref (priv->reports);
   g_free (priv->name);
+  g_slice_free (GstValidateReporterPrivate, priv);
 }
 
 static GstValidateReporterPrivate *