diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 1045cc9c6f..a684ce0186 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ void clear_pattern_list(struct pattern_list *pl)
 		free(pl->patterns[i]);
 	free(pl->patterns);
 	free(pl->filebuf);
+	hashmap_free_entries(&pl->recursive_hashmap, struct pattern_entry, ent);
+	hashmap_free_entries(&pl->parent_hashmap, struct pattern_entry, ent);
 
 	memset(pl, 0, sizeof(*pl));
 }