diff --git a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyr.c b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyr.c
index c5c8a5640..6ec95d631 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyr.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/ephyr.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,7 @@ EphyrKeyboardInit (KdKeyboardInfo *ki)
   ki->minScanCode = ki->keySyms.minKeyCode;
   ki->maxScanCode = ki->keySyms.maxKeyCode;
   ki->keySyms.mapWidth = ephyrKeySyms.mapWidth;
+  xfree(ki->keySyms.map);
   ki->keySyms.map = ephyrKeySyms.map;
   ki->name = KdSaveString("Xephyr virtual keyboard");
   ephyrKbd = ki;