diff --git a/include/mod_internal.h b/include/mod_internal.h
index f4e3f9f4b..434894bc3 100644
--- a/include/mod_internal.h
+++ b/include/mod_internal.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __mod_internal_h
 #define __mod_internal_h
 
+#include "QF/iqm.h"
 #include "QF/model.h"
 #include "QF/skin.h"
 #include "QF/plugin/vid_render.h"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ void glsl_Mod_SpriteLoadTexture (mspriteframe_t *pspriteframe, int framenum);
 void sw_Mod_SpriteLoadTexture (mspriteframe_t *pspriteframe, int framenum);
 
 void Mod_LoadIQM (model_t *mod, void *buffer);
+void Mod_FreeIQM (iqm_t *iqm);
 void Mod_LoadAliasModel (model_t *mod, void *buffer, 
                          cache_allocator_t allocator);
 void Mod_LoadSpriteModel (model_t *mod, void *buffer);
diff --git a/libs/models/iqm/glsl_model_iqm.c b/libs/models/iqm/glsl_model_iqm.c
index 0f68f4b99..5e1a26030 100644
--- a/libs/models/iqm/glsl_model_iqm.c
+++ b/libs/models/iqm/glsl_model_iqm.c
@@ -86,20 +86,7 @@ glsl_iqm_clear (model_t *mod)
 		GLSL_ReleaseTexture (glsl->normmaps[i]);
 	}
 	free (glsl);
-	free (iqm->text);
-	if (iqm->vertices)
-		free (iqm->vertices);
-	free (iqm->vertexarrays);
-	if (iqm->elements)
-		free (iqm->elements);
-	free (iqm->meshes);
-	free (iqm->joints);
-	free (iqm->baseframe);
-	free (iqm->inverse_baseframe);
-	free (iqm->anims);
-	free (iqm->frames[0]);
-	free (iqm->frames);
-	free (iqm);
+	Mod_FreeIQM (iqm);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/libs/models/iqm/model_iqm.c b/libs/models/iqm/model_iqm.c
index 407e89594..f4ff29d35 100644
--- a/libs/models/iqm/model_iqm.c
+++ b/libs/models/iqm/model_iqm.c
@@ -523,3 +523,22 @@ Mod_LoadIQM (model_t *mod, void *buffer)
 		Sys_Error ("%s: error loading anims", loadname);
 	m_funcs->Mod_IQMFinish (mod);
 }
+
+void
+Mod_FreeIQM (iqm_t *iqm)
+{
+	free (iqm->text);
+	if (iqm->vertices)
+		free (iqm->vertices);
+	free (iqm->vertexarrays);
+	if (iqm->elements)
+		free (iqm->elements);
+	free (iqm->meshes);
+	free (iqm->joints);
+	free (iqm->baseframe);
+	free (iqm->inverse_baseframe);
+	free (iqm->anims);
+	free (iqm->frames[0]);
+	free (iqm->frames);
+	free (iqm);
+}