diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbNotify.c b/src/ioc/db/dbNotify.c
index ede8dd30c..5e902ab79 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbNotify.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbNotify.c
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ static void notifyCallback(CALLBACK *pcallback);
     (listnode)->isOnList=0; \
 }
 
+static void notifyFree(void *raw)
+{
+    notifyPvt *pnotifyPvt = raw;
+    assert(pnotifyPvt->magic==MAGIC);
+    epicsEventDestroy(pnotifyPvt->cancelEvent);
+    epicsEventDestroy(pnotifyPvt->userCallbackEvent);
+    free(pnotifyPvt);
+}
+
 static void notifyInit(processNotify *ppn)
 {
     notifyPvt *pnotifyPvt;
@@ -301,7 +310,7 @@ static void notifyCallback(CALLBACK *pcallback)
 
 void dbProcessNotifyExit(void)
 {
-    assert(ellCount(&pnotifyGlobal->freeList)==0);
+    ellFree2(&pnotifyGlobal->freeList, &notifyFree);
     epicsMutexDestroy(pnotifyGlobal->lock);
     free(pnotifyGlobal);
     pnotifyGlobal = NULL;