diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp b/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
index 2e261ef1a..2669b71f7 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ static void ImGui_ImplSDL3_UpdateGamepads()
                 if (bd->GamepadMode == ImGui_ImplSDL3_GamepadMode_AutoFirst)
                     break;
             }
+        SDL_free(sdl_gamepads);
         bd->WantUpdateGamepadsList = false;
     }