diff --git a/src/shared/bootspec.c b/src/shared/bootspec.c
index 6f5f002430..9a0dc29153 100644
--- a/src/shared/bootspec.c
+++ b/src/shared/bootspec.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ int boot_entries_augment_from_loader(BootConfig *config, bool only_auto) {
                 "auto-reboot-to-firmware-setup", "Reboot Into Firmware Interface",
         };
 
-        _cleanup_free_ char **found_by_loader = NULL;
+        _cleanup_strv_free_ char **found_by_loader = NULL;
         size_t n_allocated;
         char **i;
         int r;