diff --git a/repository.c b/repository.c
index 937fa974b3..3b943d2cb4 100644
--- a/repository.c
+++ b/repository.c
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ void repo_clear(struct repository *repo)
 	parsed_object_pool_clear(repo->parsed_objects);
 	FREE_AND_NULL(repo->parsed_objects);
 
+	FREE_AND_NULL(repo->settings.fsmonitor);
+
 	if (repo->config) {
 		git_configset_clear(repo->config);
 		FREE_AND_NULL(repo->config);