diff --git a/src/x11_init.c b/src/x11_init.c
index a2e526e0..52b9d784 100644
--- a/src/x11_init.c
+++ b/src/x11_init.c
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ static void createKeyTables(void)
 
         XkbFreeNames(desc, XkbKeyNamesMask, True);
         XkbFreeClientMap(desc, 0, True);
+        XkbFreeKeyboard(desc, 0, True);
     }
 
     for (scancode = 0;  scancode < 256;  scancode++)