diff --git a/hw/misc/mos6522.c b/hw/misc/mos6522.c
index ac4cd1d58ebe..1c57332b4004 100644
--- a/hw/misc/mos6522.c
+++ b/hw/misc/mos6522.c
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ static void mos6522_init(Object *obj)
     s->timers[1].timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, mos6522_timer2, s);
 }
 
+static void mos6522_finalize(Object *obj)
+{
+    MOS6522State *s = MOS6522(obj);
+
+    timer_free(s->timers[0].timer);
+    timer_free(s->timers[1].timer);
+}
+
 static Property mos6522_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("frequency", MOS6522State, frequency, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
@@ -519,6 +527,7 @@ static const TypeInfo mos6522_type_info = {
     .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
     .instance_size = sizeof(MOS6522State),
     .instance_init = mos6522_init,
+    .instance_finalize = mos6522_finalize,
     .abstract = true,
     .class_size = sizeof(MOS6522DeviceClass),
     .class_init = mos6522_class_init,