diff --git a/src/modules/evas/vg_savers/eet/evas_vg_save_eet.c b/src/modules/evas/vg_savers/eet/evas_vg_save_eet.c
index a7a1bf36ae..96fa7f4150 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/vg_savers/eet/evas_vg_save_eet.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/vg_savers/eet/evas_vg_save_eet.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ evas_vg_save_file_eet(Vg_File_Data *evg_data, const char *file, const char *key,
    eet_data_write(ef, svg_node_eet, key, root, compress);
    eet_close(ef);
 
+   vg_common_svg_node_free(root);
+
    return EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_NONE;
 }