diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_scheduler.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_scheduler.h
index 52c72c019d3..c744d01a80f 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_scheduler.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_scheduler.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int flb_sched_event_handler(struct flb_config *config, struct mk_event *event);
 struct flb_sched *flb_sched_create(struct flb_config *config,
                                    struct mk_event_loop *evl);
 
-int flb_sched_destroy(struct flb_sched *sched);
+int flb_sched_destroy(struct mk_event_loop *evl, struct flb_sched *sched);
 
 struct flb_sched_timer *flb_sched_timer_create(struct flb_sched *sched);
 int flb_sched_timer_destroy(struct flb_sched_timer *timer);
diff --git a/src/flb_config.c b/src/flb_config.c
index 94612cd42bb..9aa38dad756 100644
--- a/src/flb_config.c
+++ b/src/flb_config.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ void flb_config_exit(struct flb_config *config)
 
     /* Release scheduler */
     if (config->sched) {
-        flb_sched_destroy(config->sched);
+        flb_sched_destroy(config->evl, config->sched);
     }
 
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_HTTP_SERVER
diff --git a/src/flb_input_thread.c b/src/flb_input_thread.c
index bf073296de2..61b6ec77eff 100644
--- a/src/flb_input_thread.c
+++ b/src/flb_input_thread.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static void input_thread(void *data)
 
     /* Create the bucket queue (FLB_ENGINE_PRIORITY_COUNT priorities) */
     flb_bucket_queue_destroy(evl_bktq);
-    flb_sched_destroy(sched);
+    flb_sched_destroy(thi->evl, sched);
     input_thread_instance_destroy(thi);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/flb_output_thread.c b/src/flb_output_thread.c
index 62cc5a04716..f8af6ab3b99 100644
--- a/src/flb_output_thread.c
+++ b/src/flb_output_thread.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void output_thread(void *data)
     flb_upstream_conn_active_destroy_list(&th_ins->upstreams);
     flb_upstream_conn_pending_destroy_list(&th_ins->upstreams);
 
-    flb_sched_destroy(sched);
+    flb_sched_destroy(th_ins->evl, sched);
     params = FLB_TLS_GET(out_flush_params);
     if (params) {
         flb_free(params);
diff --git a/src/flb_scheduler.c b/src/flb_scheduler.c
index 7e42550e5c3..82b1629d575 100644
--- a/src/flb_scheduler.c
+++ b/src/flb_scheduler.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ struct flb_sched *flb_sched_create(struct flb_config *config,
 }
 
 /* Release all resources used by the Scheduler */
-int flb_sched_destroy(struct flb_sched *sched)
+int flb_sched_destroy(struct mk_event_loop *evl, struct flb_sched *sched)
 {
     int c = 0;
     struct mk_list *tmp;
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ int flb_sched_destroy(struct flb_sched *sched)
     /* Delete timers */
     mk_list_foreach_safe(head, tmp, &sched->timers) {
         timer = mk_list_entry(head, struct flb_sched_timer, _head);
+        mk_event_timeout_destroy(evl, &timer->event);
         flb_sched_timer_destroy(timer);
         c++;
     }
diff --git a/tests/internal/multiline.c b/tests/internal/multiline.c
index e175e1171aa..62fe73b023b 100644
--- a/tests/internal/multiline.c
+++ b/tests/internal/multiline.c
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ static void test_issue_5504()
     TEST_CHECK(ml->last_flush > last_flush);
 
     /* Cleanup */
-    flb_sched_destroy(config->sched);
+    flb_sched_destroy(config->evl, config->sched);
     config->sched = sched;
     mk_event_loop_destroy(config->evl);
     config->evl = evl;