diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
index cf52a1ac27..ca893975c3 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ _ecore_thread_end(Ecore_Pthread_Data *pth)
    _ecore_active_job_threads = eina_list_remove(_ecore_active_job_threads, pth);
 
    ecore_event_add(ECORE_THREAD_PIPE_DEL, pth->p, _ecore_thread_pipe_free, NULL);
+   free(pth);
 }
 
 static void