diff --git a/src/rc-status/rc-status.c b/src/rc-status/rc-status.c
index 78d5a6af0..2a6cfda64 100644
--- a/src/rc-status/rc-status.c
+++ b/src/rc-status/rc-status.c
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ static char *get_uptime(const char *service)
 						"%02"PRId64":%02"PRId64":%02"PRId64" (%s)",
 						diff_hours, diff_mins, diff_secs, start_count);
 		}
+		free(start_count);
+		free(start_time_string);
 	}
 	return uptime;
 }