diff --git a/libctf/ChangeLog b/libctf/ChangeLog
index f0a1754d5ec..8fa98c68a82 100644
--- a/libctf/ChangeLog
+++ b/libctf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-03-02  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
+
+	* ctf-link.c (ctf_link_shuffle_syms): Free ctf_dynsyms properly.
+
 2021-03-02  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
 
 	* ctf-dump.c (ctf_dump_format_type): Fix signed/unsigned confusion.
diff --git a/libctf/ctf-link.c b/libctf/ctf-link.c
index 05733a0cb7d..882d4297e4f 100644
--- a/libctf/ctf-link.c
+++ b/libctf/ctf-link.c
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ ctf_link_shuffle_syms (ctf_dict_t *fp)
   if (!ctf_dynhash_elements (fp->ctf_dynsyms))
     {
       ctf_dprintf ("No symbols: not a final link.\n");
-      free (fp->ctf_dynsyms);
+      ctf_dynhash_destroy (fp->ctf_dynsyms);
       fp->ctf_dynsyms = NULL;
       return 0;
     }