diff --git a/input/drivers_hid/iohidmanager_hid.c b/input/drivers_hid/iohidmanager_hid.c
index 151b4dbedd..c5e0f8f518 100644
--- a/input/drivers_hid/iohidmanager_hid.c
+++ b/input/drivers_hid/iohidmanager_hid.c
@@ -702,6 +702,8 @@ static void iohidmanager_hid_device_add_device(
          kCFAllocatorDefault,(CFIndex)count,elements_raw);
    range        = CFRangeMake(0,count);
 
+   CFRelease(elements_raw);
+
    CFArraySortValues(elements,
          range, iohidmanager_sort_elements, NULL);
 
@@ -861,6 +863,8 @@ static void iohidmanager_hid_device_add_device(
       }
    }
 
+   CFRelease(elements);
+
    /* take care of buttons/axes with duplicate 'use' values */
    for (i = 0; i < 11; i++)
    {