diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e074583b..c5a37d82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
   resulting in PGO build failures.
 * Wrong colors in the 256-color cube
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/479).
+* Memory leak triggered by “opening” an OSC-8 URI and then resetting
+  the terminal without closing the URI
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/495).
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 6ec37406..9704b891 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -1649,13 +1649,12 @@ term_reset(struct terminal *term, bool hard)
     term->scroll_region.start = 0;
     term->scroll_region.end = term->rows;
 
-    free(term->vt.osc.data);
-    memset(&term->vt, 0, sizeof(term->vt));
-    term->vt.state = 0; /* GROUND */
-
-    term->vt.osc8.begin = (struct coord){-1, -1};
     free(term->vt.osc8.uri);
-    term->vt.osc8.uri = NULL;
+    free(term->vt.osc.data);
+
+    memset(&term->vt, 0, sizeof(term->vt));
+    term->vt.state = 0; /* STATE_GROUND */
+    term->vt.osc8.begin = (struct coord){-1, -1};
 
     if (term->grid == &term->alt) {
         term->grid = &term->normal;