diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index dd8684ebd..bf2f42f65 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -8893,6 +8893,7 @@ boolean P_LoadLevel(boolean fromnetsave, boolean reloadinggamestate)
 		HWR_ClearAllTextures();
 #endif
 
+	G_FreeGhosts(); // ghosts are allocated with PU_LEVEL
 	Patch_FreeTag(PU_PATCH_LOWPRIORITY);
 	Patch_FreeTag(PU_PATCH_ROTATED);
 	Z_FreeTags(PU_LEVEL, PU_PURGELEVEL - 1);