diff --git a/src/httpd_daap.c b/src/httpd_daap.c
index c7edf2f2..3bb23f2f 100644
--- a/src/httpd_daap.c
+++ b/src/httpd_daap.c
@@ -2875,7 +2875,10 @@ daap_deinit(void)
       update_requests = ur->next;
 
       if (ur->req->evcon)
-	evhttp_connection_set_closecb(ur->req->evcon, NULL, NULL);
+	{
+	  evhttp_connection_set_closecb(ur->req->evcon, NULL, NULL);
+	  evhttp_connection_free(ur->req->evcon);
+	}
 
       free(ur);
     }
diff --git a/src/httpd_dacp.c b/src/httpd_dacp.c
index dad7c26b..39995652 100644
--- a/src/httpd_dacp.c
+++ b/src/httpd_dacp.c
@@ -1705,7 +1705,10 @@ dacp_deinit(void)
       update_requests = ur->next;
 
       if (ur->req->evcon)
-	evhttp_connection_set_closecb(ur->req->evcon, NULL, NULL);
+	{
+	  evhttp_connection_set_closecb(ur->req->evcon, NULL, NULL);
+	  evhttp_connection_free(ur->req->evcon);
+	}
 
       free(ur);
     }