diff --git a/Programs/_testembed.c b/Programs/_testembed.c
index 38f546b976cac3..2799f537b74637 100644
--- a/Programs/_testembed.c
+++ b/Programs/_testembed.c
@@ -1843,6 +1843,7 @@ static int test_initconfig_get_api(void)
     char **items;
     assert(PyInitConfig_GetStrList(config, "xoptions", &length, &items) == 0);
     assert(length == 0);
+    PyInitConfig_FreeStrList(length, items);
 
     char* xoptions[] = {"faulthandler"};
     assert(PyInitConfig_SetStrList(config, "xoptions",
@@ -1865,6 +1866,7 @@ static int test_initconfig_get_api(void)
                                    Py_ARRAY_LENGTH(paths), paths) == 0);
     assert(initconfig_getint(config, "module_search_paths_set") == 1);
 
+    PyInitConfig_Free(config);
     return 0;
 }