diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8a974b5a..4c6af61d 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         goto out;
       }
       if (isoption(argv[i], 0, "run-tests", &short_opts)) {
+        jv_free(program_arguments);
         ret = jq_testsuite(lib_search_paths, argc - i, argv + i + 1);
         goto out;
       }