diff --git a/funcs/func_realtime.c b/funcs/func_realtime.c
index b451f72ca3c74f170c8cf1ddf43317392a590ced..9add21217d7faae94a284b45da8163fbd55d1af6 100644
--- a/funcs/func_realtime.c
+++ b/funcs/func_realtime.c
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ static int function_realtime_read(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, cha
 		ast_str_append(&out, 0, "%s%s%s%s", var->name, args.delim2, var->value, args.delim1);
 	ast_copy_string(buf, ast_str_buffer(out), len);
 
+	ast_variables_destroy(head);
+
 	if (chan)
 		ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
 
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@ static int function_realtime_readdestroy(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *c
 	ast_copy_string(buf, ast_str_buffer(out), len);
 
 	ast_destroy_realtime(args.family, args.fieldmatch, args.value, SENTINEL);
+	ast_variables_destroy(head);
 
 	if (chan)
 		ast_autoservice_stop(chan);