diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 4216af37..ed3b7bcf 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 	END OBJ(nameserver, &update_dns_data)
 		parse_nameserver_arg(obj, arg);
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_nameserver;
+		obj->callbacks.free = &free_dns_data;
 	END OBJ(offset, 0)
 		obj->data.l = arg ? atoi(arg) : 1;
 		obj->callbacks.print = &new_offset;
@@ -1848,9 +1849,6 @@ void free_text_objects(struct text_object *root, int internal)
 				}
 				break;
 #endif
-			case OBJ_nameserver:
-				free_dns_data();
-				break;
 #ifdef __linux__
 			case OBJ_top:
 			case OBJ_top_mem:
diff --git a/src/net_stat.c b/src/net_stat.c
index 97d062a4..33068e49 100644
--- a/src/net_stat.c
+++ b/src/net_stat.c
@@ -383,9 +383,12 @@ static struct {
 	.ns_list = NULL,
 };
 
-void free_dns_data(void)
+void free_dns_data(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	int i;
+
+	(void)obj;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < dns_data.nscount; i++)
 		free(dns_data.ns_list[i]);
 	if (dns_data.ns_list)
@@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ void update_dns_data(void)
 	last_dns_update = current_update_time;
 	*/
 
-	free_dns_data();
+	free_dns_data(NULL);
 
 	if ((fp = fopen("/etc/resolv.conf", "r")) == NULL)
 		return;
diff --git a/src/net_stat.h b/src/net_stat.h
index db0018c1..28479b15 100644
--- a/src/net_stat.h
+++ b/src/net_stat.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void parse_if_up_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
 int interface_up(struct text_object *);
 void free_if_up(struct text_object *);
 
-void free_dns_data(void);
+void free_dns_data(struct text_object *);
 void update_dns_data(void);
 void parse_nameserver_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
 void print_nameserver(struct text_object *, char *, int);