diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 35f8ed61b..a1674d22e 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1728,6 +1728,7 @@ spdk_bdev_part_base_free(struct spdk_bdev_part_base *base)
 	assert(base->desc);
 	spdk_bdev_module_release_bdev(base->bdev);
 	spdk_bdev_close(base->desc);
+	free(base);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1742,6 +1743,7 @@ spdk_bdev_part_free(struct spdk_bdev_part *part)
 	spdk_io_device_unregister(&part->base, NULL);
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(base->tailq, part, tailq);
 	free(part->bdev.name);
+	free(part);
 
 	if (__sync_sub_and_fetch(&base->ref, 1) == 0) {
 		spdk_bdev_part_base_free(base);