diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 662349dd56..699149201e 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ static void uniq(struct cmdnames *cmds)
 	if (!cmds->cnt)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = j = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++)
-		if (strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[i-1]->name))
+	for (i = j = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[j-1]->name))
+			free(cmds->names[i]);
+		else
 			cmds->names[j++] = cmds->names[i];
+	}
 
 	cmds->cnt = j;
 }