diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index eef425dc..08b68fa8 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1608,6 +1608,7 @@ void free_text_objects(struct text_object *root, int internal)
 				break;
 #endif /* X11 */
 		}
+		if(obj->special_data) free(obj->special_data);
 		free(obj);
 	}
 #undef data