diff --git a/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c b/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
index bc4571938c..d8d32b01ef 100644
--- a/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
+++ b/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
@@ -1404,6 +1404,15 @@ static int fsmonitor_run_daemon(void)
 done:
 	pthread_cond_destroy(&state.cookies_cond);
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&state.main_lock);
+	{
+		struct hashmap_iter iter;
+		struct fsmonitor_cookie_item *cookie;
+
+		hashmap_for_each_entry(&state.cookies, &iter, cookie, entry)
+			free(cookie->name);
+		hashmap_clear_and_free(&state.cookies,
+				       struct fsmonitor_cookie_item, entry);
+	}
 	fsm_listen__dtor(&state);
 	fsm_health__dtor(&state);