diff --git a/plugins/gccgo/gccgo_plugin.c b/plugins/gccgo/gccgo_plugin.c
index 482a8f28..7f99bcf2 100644
--- a/plugins/gccgo/gccgo_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/gccgo/gccgo_plugin.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ static void uwsgi_gccgo_initialize() {
 			n++;
                 }
         	runtime_args(argc, argv);
+		free(argv_list);
 	}
 	else {
 		char *argv[2] = {0,0};