diff --git a/src/pacman/files.c b/src/pacman/files.c
index 3bb2f2ba..5baf5e57 100644
--- a/src/pacman/files.c
+++ b/src/pacman/files.c
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ static int files_search(alpm_list_t *syncs, alpm_list_t *targets, int regex) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if(regex) {
+			regfree(&reg);
+		}
 
 notfound:
 		if(!found) {