diff --git a/libavformat/hls.c b/libavformat/hls.c
index 2d4ee137ad..82d5410691 100644
--- a/libavformat/hls.c
+++ b/libavformat/hls.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static void free_playlist_list(HLSContext *c)
     av_freep(&c->playlists);
     av_freep(&c->cookies);
     av_freep(&c->user_agent);
+    av_freep(&c->headers);
     c->n_playlists = 0;
 }