diff --git a/src/kernel/faction.c b/src/kernel/faction.c
index 5fd0b4d25..6f4fb5b38 100755
--- a/src/kernel/faction.c
+++ b/src/kernel/faction.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void free_faction(faction * f)
     }
     freelist(f->allies);
 
+    free_spellbook(f->spellbook);
     free(f->email);
     free(f->banner);
     free(f->passw);
diff --git a/src/magic.c b/src/magic.c
index be98bcadd..4d801e7ff 100644
--- a/src/magic.c
+++ b/src/magic.c
@@ -2984,11 +2984,15 @@ spellbook * get_spellbook(const char * name)
     return result;
 }
 
-int free_spellbook_cb(const void *match, const void *key, size_t keylen, void *data) {
-    spellbook *sb;
-    cb_get_kv(match, &sb, sizeof(sb));
+void free_spellbook(spellbook *sb) {
     spellbook_clear(sb);
     free(sb);
+}
+
+static int free_spellbook_cb(const void *match, const void *key, size_t keylen, void *data) {
+    spellbook *sb;
+    cb_get_kv(match, &sb, sizeof(sb));
+    free_spellbook(sb);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/magic.h b/src/magic.h
index ee4c20996..c33d9917e 100644
--- a/src/magic.h
+++ b/src/magic.h
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
     struct spellbook * get_spellbook(const char * name);
     void free_spellbooks(void);
+    void free_spellbook(struct spellbook *sb);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif