diff --git a/ProcessList.c b/ProcessList.c
index ed9dbca2..d164fa05 100644
--- a/ProcessList.c
+++ b/ProcessList.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
 } ProcessList;
 
 ProcessList* ProcessList_new(UsersTable* ut, Hashtable* pidWhiteList);
+void ProcessList_delete(ProcessList* pl);
 void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* pl);
 
 }*/
@@ -211,13 +212,12 @@ ProcessList* ProcessList_init(ProcessList* this, UsersTable* usersTable, Hashtab
    return this;
 }
 
-void ProcessList_delete(ProcessList* this) {
+void ProcessList_done(ProcessList* this) {
    Hashtable_delete(this->processTable);
    Vector_delete(this->processes);
    Vector_delete(this->processes2);
    free(this->cpus);
    free(this->fields);
-   free(this);
 }
 
 void ProcessList_setPanel(ProcessList* this, Panel* panel) {
diff --git a/ProcessList.h b/ProcessList.h
index 2bd5788a..916039c3 100644
--- a/ProcessList.h
+++ b/ProcessList.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
 } ProcessList;
 
 ProcessList* ProcessList_new(UsersTable* ut, Hashtable* pidWhiteList);
+void ProcessList_delete(ProcessList* pl);
 void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* pl);
 
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ extern const char *ProcessList_treeStrUtf8[TREE_STR_COUNT];
 
 ProcessList* ProcessList_init(ProcessList* this, UsersTable* usersTable, Hashtable* pidWhiteList);
 
-void ProcessList_delete(ProcessList* this);
+void ProcessList_done(ProcessList* this);
 
 void ProcessList_setPanel(ProcessList* this, Panel* panel);
 
diff --git a/linux/LinuxProcessList.c b/linux/LinuxProcessList.c
index c549667e..0b46d119 100644
--- a/linux/LinuxProcessList.c
+++ b/linux/LinuxProcessList.c
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ ProcessList* ProcessList_new(UsersTable* usersTable, Hashtable* pidWhiteList) {
    return this;
 }
 
+void ProcessList_delete(ProcessList* this) {
+   ProcessList_done(this);
+   free(this);
+}
+
 static ssize_t xread(int fd, void *buf, size_t count) {
   // Read some bytes. Retry on EINTR and when we don't get as many bytes as we requested.
   size_t alreadyRead = 0;
diff --git a/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.c b/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.c
index 6fdca53f..fca9a760 100644
--- a/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.c
+++ b/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.c
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ ProcessList* ProcessList_new(UsersTable* usersTable, Hashtable* pidWhiteList) {
    return this;
 }
 
+void ProcessList_delete(ProcessList* this) {
+   ProcessList_done(this);
+   free(this);
+}
+
 void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* this) {
    (void) this;
    // stub!
diff --git a/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.h b/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.h
index d95c8e5c..ac9d99fe 100644
--- a/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.h
+++ b/unsupported/UnsupportedProcessList.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 
 ProcessList* ProcessList_new(UsersTable* usersTable, Hashtable* pidWhiteList);
 
+void ProcessList_delete(ProcessList* this);
+
 void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* this);
 
 #endif