diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 9f905d8..4ed40df 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ dist_man_MANS = \
 	libssh2_channel_x11_req.3 \
 	libssh2_channel_x11_req_ex.3 \
 	libssh2_exit.3 \
+	libssh2_free.3 \
 	libssh2_free_host_entry.3 \
 	libssh2_host_entry_match.3 \
 	libssh2_hostkey_hash.3 \
diff --git a/docs/libssh2_free.3 b/docs/libssh2_free.3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30176d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/libssh2_free.3
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.TH libssh2_exit 3 "13 Oct 2010" "libssh2 1.2.8" "libssh2 manual"
+.SH NAME
+libssh2_free - deallocate libssh2 memory
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+#include <libssh2.h>
+
+void
+libssh2_free(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, void *ptr);
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Deallocate memory allocated by earlier call to libssh2 functions.  It
+uses the memory allocation callbacks provided by the application, if
+any.  Otherwise, this will just call free().
+
+This function is mostly useful under Windows when libssh2 is linked to
+one run-time library and the application to another.
+.SH AVAILABILITY
+Added in libssh2 1.2.8
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR libssh2_session_init_ex(3)
diff --git a/include/libssh2.h b/include/libssh2.h
index 9d1e565..038b61f 100644
--- a/include/libssh2.h
+++ b/include/libssh2.h
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ LIBSSH2_API void libssh2_exit(void);
  *
  * Deallocate memory allocated by earlier call to libssh2 functions.
  */
-LIBSSH2_API void libssh2_free(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, void *ptr)
+LIBSSH2_API void libssh2_free(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, void *ptr);
 
 /* Session API */
 LIBSSH2_API LIBSSH2_SESSION *