diff --git a/builtin/blame.c b/builtin/blame.c
index 17694410ed..702fe4fb94 100644
--- a/builtin/blame.c
+++ b/builtin/blame.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int no_whole_file_rename;
 static int show_progress;
 static char repeated_meta_color[COLOR_MAXLEN];
 static int coloring_mode;
-static struct string_list ignore_revs_file_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+static struct string_list ignore_revs_file_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 static int mark_unblamable_lines;
 static int mark_ignored_lines;
 
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ static int git_blame_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		string_list_insert(&ignore_revs_file_list, str);
+		free(str);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "blame.markunblamablelines")) {
diff --git a/t/t8013-blame-ignore-revs.sh b/t/t8013-blame-ignore-revs.sh
index dbfbd86e83..d33788d867 100755
--- a/t/t8013-blame-ignore-revs.sh
+++ b/t/t8013-blame-ignore-revs.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='ignore revisions when blaming'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 # Creates: