diff --git a/line-range.c b/line-range.c
index 60f0e5ada8..b99f0d9895 100644
--- a/line-range.c
+++ b/line-range.c
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ static const char *parse_range_funcname(
 	}
 
 	regfree(&regexp);
+	if (xecfg)
+		xdiff_clear_find_func(xecfg);
 	free(xecfg);
 	free(pattern);