diff --git a/backend/tamarack.c b/backend/tamarack.c
index 9baec51f4..e7073af91 100644
--- a/backend/tamarack.c
+++ b/backend/tamarack.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #define TAMARACK_CONFIG_FILE "tamarack.conf"
 
 
+static const SANE_Device **devlist = NULL;
 static int num_devices;
 static Tamarack_Device *first_dev;
 static Tamarack_Scanner *first_handle;
@@ -950,12 +951,14 @@ sane_exit (void)
     free ((void *) dev->sane.model);
     free (dev);
   }
+  
+  if (devlist)
+    free (devlist);
 }
 
 SANE_Status
 sane_get_devices (const SANE_Device ***device_list, SANE_Bool local_only)
 {
-  static const SANE_Device **devlist = 0;
   Tamarack_Device *dev;
   int i;