diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 68d5133531..bc5a46e8a7 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1583,8 +1583,15 @@ static void xmb_free(void *data)
          return;
 
       if (xmb->menu_stack_old)
+      {
+         /* list nodes are owned by menu->menu_list->menu_stack */
+         if (xmb->menu_stack_old->list)
+            free(xmb->menu_stack_old->list);
+
          free(xmb->menu_stack_old);
+      }
       xmb->menu_stack_old = NULL;
+
       if (xmb->selection_buf_old)
          file_list_free(xmb->selection_buf_old);
       xmb->selection_buf_old = NULL;