diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index 40e3b31b9..7d67d839b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Bug fixes::
   * script: add parameters up/down/go in `/help script` and command completion
   * script: fix cursor position after `/script list -i` or `/script list -il`
   * script: fix buffer used by command `/script list -i|-il|-o|-ol`
+  * xfer: fix memory leak on plugin unload
   * xfer: display an error message when opening file for read or write fails (issue #2010)
 
 Tests::
diff --git a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-config.h b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-config.h
index d22807b51..995ecb82c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-config.h
+++ b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-config.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #define XFER_CONFIG_PROGRESS_BAR_MAX_SIZE 256
 
-extern struct t_config_file *xfer_config;
+extern struct t_config_file *xfer_config_file;
 
 extern struct t_config_option *xfer_config_look_auto_open_buffer;
 extern struct t_config_option *xfer_config_look_progress_bar_size;
diff --git a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
index 0c8c317c8..aaa13680a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
+++ b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
@@ -1881,5 +1881,7 @@ weechat_plugin_end (struct t_weechat_plugin *plugin)
 
     xfer_free_all ();
 
+    weechat_config_free (xfer_config_file);
+
     return WEECHAT_RC_OK;
 }