diff --git a/vswitchd/bridge.c b/vswitchd/bridge.c
index 6b7502bfe..ac993bfce 100644
--- a/vswitchd/bridge.c
+++ b/vswitchd/bridge.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ bridge_init(void)
             dpif_close(dpif);
         }
     }
+    svec_destroy(&dpif_names);
 
     unixctl_command_register("bridge/dump-flows", bridge_unixctl_dump_flows);