diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 472fff1e0a..553f7de825 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -2928,6 +2928,7 @@ int setup_revisions(int argc, const char **argv, struct rev_info *revs, struct s
 
 void release_revisions(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
+	free_commit_list(revs->commits);
 	object_array_clear(&revs->pending);
 }