diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 798509ae..c912c625 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The following dependencies are needed by the examples and test programs:
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Using a 1x1 cursor for hidden mode caused some screen
                    recorders to fail
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Some Core Foundation objects were leaked during joystick
-                   enumeration
+                   enumeration and termination
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: One copy of each display name string was leaked
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Monitor enumeration caused a segfault if no `NSScreen` was
                    found for a given `CGDisplay`
diff --git a/src/iokit_joystick.m b/src/iokit_joystick.m
index dd2ff492..a09fbcf3 100644
--- a/src/iokit_joystick.m
+++ b/src/iokit_joystick.m
@@ -443,6 +443,13 @@ void _glfwTerminateJoysticks(void)
     {
         _GLFWjoystickIOKit* joystick = &_glfw.iokit_js[i];
         removeJoystick(joystick);
+
+        if (joystick->axisElements)
+            CFRelease(joystick->axisElements);
+        if (joystick->buttonElements)
+            CFRelease(joystick->buttonElements);
+        if (joystick->hatElements)
+            CFRelease(joystick->hatElements);
     }
 }