diff --git a/src/filelist.c b/src/filelist.c
index 89244ef..653f97d 100644
--- a/src/filelist.c
+++ b/src/filelist.c
@@ -39,3 +39,14 @@ f2b_filelist_from_glob(const char *pattern) {
   globfree(&globbuf);
   return files;
 }
+
+void
+f2b_filelist_destroy(f2b_logfile_t *list) {
+  f2b_logfile_t *next = NULL;
+
+  for (; list != NULL; list = next) {
+    next = list->next;
+    f2b_logfile_close(list);
+    free(list);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/filelist.h b/src/filelist.h
index ac2f554..e35cea0 100644
--- a/src/filelist.h
+++ b/src/filelist.h
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ f2b_filelist_from_glob(const char *pattern);
 f2b_logfile_t *
 f2b_filelist_append(f2b_logfile_t *list, f2b_logfile_t *file);
 
+void
+f2b_filelist_destroy(f2b_logfile_t *list);
+
 #endif /* FILELIST_H_ */