diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5b31e236..762122b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Changes in current version:
+ o free minheap on event_base_free(); from Christopher Layne
+
 Changes in 1.4.0-beta:
  o allow \r or \n individually to separate HTTP headers instead of the standard "\r\n"; from Charles Kerr.
  o demote most http warnings to debug messages
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 6fc82dbb..cb7f4d40 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ event_base_free(struct event_base *base)
 	for (i=0; i < base->nactivequeues; ++i)
 		assert(TAILQ_EMPTY(base->activequeues[i]));
 	assert(min_heap_empty(&base->timeheap));
+	min_heap_dtor(&base->timeheap);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < base->nactivequeues; ++i)
 		free(base->activequeues[i]);