diff --git a/src/sink.c b/src/sink.c
index 0489564..694c568 100644
--- a/src/sink.c
+++ b/src/sink.c
@@ -1289,6 +1289,7 @@
 static void sink_deinit()
 {
 	struct sink *sink, *sb;
+	struct sink_forward_target *sft_next;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sink, sb, &sink_list, sink_list) {
 		if (sink->type == SINK_TYPE_BUFFER)
@@ -1298,7 +1299,11 @@
 		free_proxy(sink->forward_px);
 		free(sink->name);
 		free(sink->desc);
-		free(sink->sft);
+		while (sink->sft) {
+			sft_next = sink->sft->next;
+			free(sink->sft);
+			sink->sft = sft_next;
+		}
 		free(sink);
 	}
 }