diff --git a/src/httpd_daap.c b/src/httpd_daap.c
index 2ed41d61..17956b76 100644
--- a/src/httpd_daap.c
+++ b/src/httpd_daap.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ update_fail_cb(struct evhttp_connection *evcon, void *arg)
   if (evc)
     evhttp_connection_set_closecb(evc, NULL, NULL);
 
+  evhttp_request_free(ur->req);
   update_remove(ur);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/httpd_dacp.c b/src/httpd_dacp.c
index 59162a50..4d189905 100644
--- a/src/httpd_dacp.c
+++ b/src/httpd_dacp.c
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ update_fail_cb(struct evhttp_connection *evcon, void *arg)
       p->next = ur->next;
     }
 
+  evhttp_request_free(ur->req);
   free(ur);
 }