diff --git a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
index 9c5ab5c3104cf212cef8f526a4abd740e4ed3311..33d2e18376981b16ed0a879338aeba3fe588cc20 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ static void buddyListNewNode(PurpleBlistNode *node) {
 			}
 			entries = entries->next;
 		}
+		purple_notify_user_info_destroy(user_info);
 	}
 
 	if (!blocked) {