diff --git a/killall5.c b/killall5.c
index 406ddb5..9a0b606 100644
--- a/killall5.c
+++ b/killall5.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	for (pe = TAILQ_FIRST(&omitpid_head); pe; pe = tmp) {
 		tmp = TAILQ_NEXT(pe, entry);
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&omitpid_head, pe, entry);
 		free(pe);
 	}
 
diff --git a/pidof.c b/pidof.c
index 4ed19c7..5841ed5 100644
--- a/pidof.c
+++ b/pidof.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ out:
 
 	for (pe = TAILQ_FIRST(&omitpid_head); pe; pe = tmp) {
 		tmp = TAILQ_NEXT(pe, entry);
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&omitpid_head, pe, entry);
 		free(pe);
 	}