diff --git a/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c b/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c
index 34d97ed1..e7317b63 100644
--- a/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c
+++ b/src/gui/gcal-quick-add-popover.c
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@ gcal_quick_add_popover_set_property (GObject      *object,
           for (l = calendars; l; l = l->next)
             on_calendar_added (manager, l->data, self);
 
+          g_list_free (calendars);
+
           /* Connect to the manager signals and keep the list updates */
           g_signal_connect (manager, "calendar-added", G_CALLBACK (on_calendar_added), self);
           g_signal_connect (manager, "calendar-changed", G_CALLBACK (on_calendar_changed), self);