diff --git a/livetree.c b/livetree.c
index 93c77d9..d51d058 100644
--- a/livetree.c
+++ b/livetree.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ struct node *merge_nodes(struct node *old_node, struct node *new_node)
 
 				old_prop->val = new_prop->val;
 				old_prop->deleted = 0;
-				free(old_prop->srcpos);
+				srcpos_free(old_prop->srcpos);
 				old_prop->srcpos = new_prop->srcpos;
 				free(new_prop);
 				new_prop = NULL;
diff --git a/srcpos.c b/srcpos.c
index 5e2f7dd..5bb57bf 100644
--- a/srcpos.c
+++ b/srcpos.c
@@ -287,6 +287,17 @@ struct srcpos *srcpos_extend(struct srcpos *pos, struct srcpos *newtail)
 	return pos;
 }
 
+void srcpos_free(struct srcpos *pos)
+{
+	struct srcpos *p_next;
+
+	while (pos) {
+		p_next = pos->next;
+		free(pos);
+		pos = p_next;
+	}
+}
+
 char *
 srcpos_string(struct srcpos *pos)
 {
diff --git a/srcpos.h b/srcpos.h
index 4318d7a..4d60b50 100644
--- a/srcpos.h
+++ b/srcpos.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ extern void srcpos_update(struct srcpos *pos, const char *text, int len);
 extern struct srcpos *srcpos_copy(struct srcpos *pos);
 extern struct srcpos *srcpos_extend(struct srcpos *new_srcpos,
 				    struct srcpos *old_srcpos);
+extern void srcpos_free(struct srcpos *pos);
 extern char *srcpos_string(struct srcpos *pos);
 extern char *srcpos_string_first(struct srcpos *pos, int level);
 extern char *srcpos_string_last(struct srcpos *pos, int level);