diff --git a/awesome-client.c b/awesome-client.c
index d304352c6..f7498da33 100644
--- a/awesome-client.c
+++ b/awesome-client.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ main()
                   (const struct sockaddr *) addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un)) == -1)
             perror("error sending datagram");
 
+    p_delete(&addr);
+
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=99
diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 72e1b479a..ca4779b5f 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         perror("error closing UNIX domain socket");
     if(unlink(addr->sun_path))
         perror("error unlinking UNIX domain socket");
+    p_delete(&addr);
 
     cleanup(awesomeconf);
     XCloseDisplay(dpy);