diff --git a/src/x.c b/src/x.c
index b1eb8a2..f37e96a 100644
--- a/src/x.c
+++ b/src/x.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static cairo_surface_t *gdk_pixbuf_to_cairo_surface(const GdkPixbuf *pixbuf)
         cr = cairo_create(icon_surface);
         gdk_cairo_set_source_pixbuf(cr, pixbuf, 0, 0);
         cairo_paint(cr);
-        free(cr);
+        cairo_destroy(cr);
         return icon_surface;
 }