diff --git a/plugins/usr.c b/plugins/usr.c
index c7512349..75f14ebf 100644
--- a/plugins/usr.c
+++ b/plugins/usr.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ static void usr_init(void *arg)
 
 	if (iwatch_add(&iw_usr, path, IN_ONLYDIR))
 		iwatch_exit(&iw_usr);
+
+	free(path);
 }
 
 static plugin_t plugin = {