diff --git a/src/parse/parse.c b/src/parse/parse.c
index 3aba5d9..53aecd6 100644
--- a/src/parse/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse/parse.c
@@ -358,26 +358,65 @@ pop_stack(void)
 }
 
 void
-print_unused(struct conf_sec *s)
+print_unused(struct conf_sec *sec)
 {
-     struct conf_sec *sec;
+     struct conf_sec *s;
      struct conf_opt *o;
 
-     if (!s)
+     if (!sec)
      {
-          SLIST_FOREACH(sec, &config, entry)
-               print_unused(sec);
+          SLIST_FOREACH(s, &config, entry)
+               print_unused(s);
           return;
      }
 
-     SLIST_FOREACH(o, &s->optlist, entry)
+     SLIST_FOREACH(o, &sec->optlist, entry)
           if (o->used == False)
                warnx("%s:%d, unused param %s",
                          file.name, o->line, o->name);
 
-     SLIST_FOREACH(sec, &s->sub, entry)
-          if (!SLIST_EMPTY(&sec->sub))
-               print_unused(sec);
+     SLIST_FOREACH(s, &sec->sub, entry)
+          if (!SLIST_EMPTY(&s->sub))
+               print_unused(s);
+}
+
+void
+free_conf(struct conf_sec *sec)
+{
+     struct conf_sec *s;
+     struct conf_opt *o;
+     size_t n;
+
+     if (!sec)
+     {
+          SLIST_FOREACH(s, &config, entry)
+          {
+               free(s->name);
+               free_conf(s);
+               free(s);
+          }
+          return;
+     }
+
+     while (!SLIST_EMPTY(&sec->optlist))
+     {
+          o = SLIST_FIRST(&sec->optlist);
+          SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&sec->optlist, entry);
+          free(o->name);
+
+          for (n = 0; o->val[n]; n++)
+               free(o->val[n]);
+
+          free(o);
+     }
+
+     while (!SLIST_EMPTY(&sec->sub))
+     {
+          s = SLIST_FIRST(&sec->sub);
+          SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&sec->sub, entry);
+          free_conf(s);
+     }
+
 }
 
 struct conf_sec **
diff --git a/src/parse/parse.h b/src/parse/parse.h
index c6d484b..92e6cc1 100644
--- a/src/parse/parse.h
+++ b/src/parse/parse.h
@@ -64,19 +64,19 @@ struct conf_state {
 struct conf_opt {
      char *name;
      char *val[10];
-     SLIST_ENTRY(conf_opt) entry;
      size_t nval;
      Bool used;
      int line;
+     SLIST_ENTRY(conf_opt) entry;
 };
 
 struct conf_sec {
      char *name;
      SLIST_HEAD(, conf_opt) optlist;
      SLIST_HEAD(, conf_sec) sub;
-     SLIST_ENTRY(conf_sec) entry;
      size_t nopt;
      size_t nsub;
+     SLIST_ENTRY(conf_sec) entry;
 };
 
 struct opt_type {
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct opt_type {
 
 int get_conf(const char *);
 void print_unused(struct conf_sec *s);
+void free_conf(struct conf_sec *s);
 
 struct conf_sec **fetch_section(struct conf_sec *, char *);
 struct conf_sec *fetch_section_first(struct conf_sec *, char *);
diff --git a/src/wmfs.c b/src/wmfs.c
index 3527bd5..7d1013d 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.c
+++ b/src/wmfs.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ quit(void)
      IFREE(conf.client.mouse);
      IFREE(conf.root.mouse);
 
+     free_conf(NULL);
+
      XSync(dpy, False);
      XCloseDisplay(dpy);