diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4ac51ca8..b63a1b8a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 21/8/14 started 7.40.7
 - fix matlab load
 - fix memleak in tilecache [Lovell]
+- fix memleak in VipsArray [Lovell]
 
 12/8/14 started 7.40.6
 - more doc fixes
diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/type.c b/libvips/iofuncs/type.c
index 8206dd71..897f55cc 100644
--- a/libvips/iofuncs/type.c
+++ b/libvips/iofuncs/type.c
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ vips_area_free_array_object( GObject **array, VipsArea *area )
 
 	for( i = 0; i < area->n; i++ ) 
 		VIPS_FREEF( g_object_unref, array[i] );
+	VIPS_FREE( array ); 
 
 	area->n = 0;
 }