diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index 2754141370d8b630749e9e9e6d3f452458f3bf77..8f1c9ac29d4c81fa09e2dab12808d07cf39a1a44 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -1184,6 +1184,10 @@ pub fn destroy(self: *Compilation) void {
     }
     self.failed_c_objects.deinit(gpa);
 
+    if (self.c_header) |*header| {
+        header.deinit();
+    }
+
     self.cache_parent.manifest_dir.close();
     if (self.owned_link_dir) |*dir| dir.close();