diff --git a/client/suse/compat-suse.c b/client/suse/compat-suse.c
index c4c87500a..50ef98eae 100644
--- a/client/suse/compat-suse.c
+++ b/client/suse/compat-suse.c
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ __ni_suse_read_global_ifsysctl(const char *root, const char *path)
 		name = files.data[i];
 		ni_ifsysctl_file_load(&__ni_suse_global_ifsysctl, name);
 	}
+
+	ni_string_array_destroy(&files);
 	return TRUE;
 }