diff --git a/src/backend/xrender/xrender.c b/src/backend/xrender/xrender.c
index d1fe2f8d..b6e2ba82 100644
--- a/src/backend/xrender/xrender.c
+++ b/src/backend/xrender/xrender.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ static void release_image(backend_t *base, void *image) {
 	if (img->owned) {
 		xcb_free_pixmap(base->c, img->pixmap);
 	}
+	free(img);
 }
 
 static void deinit(backend_t *backend_data) {
diff --git a/src/compton.c b/src/compton.c
index 61024948..eaee459c 100644
--- a/src/compton.c
+++ b/src/compton.c
@@ -1577,8 +1577,7 @@ static void reset_enable(EV_P_ ev_signal *w, int revents) {
 static void exit_enable(EV_P_ ev_signal *w, int revents) {
 	session_t *ps = session_ptr(w, int_signal);
 	log_info("compton is quitting...");
-	ps->quit = true;
-	ev_break(ps->loop, EVBREAK_ALL);
+	quit_compton(ps);
 }
 
 /**