diff --git a/lib/runtime-c-api/src/lib.rs b/lib/runtime-c-api/src/lib.rs
index 2543e8fd8..421b44ab2 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-c-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime-c-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -576,9 +576,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasmer_export_descriptor_kind(
 
 /// Serialize the given Module.
 ///
-/// It's up to the caller to free the memory of the
-/// `serialized_module` byte array (both the `bytes` field and the
-/// structure).
+/// The caller owns the object and should call `wasmer_memory_serialization_destroy` to free it.
 ///
 /// Returns `wasmer_result_t::WASMER_OK` upon success.
 ///
@@ -620,6 +618,15 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasmer_module_serialize(
     }
 }
 
+/// Frees memory for the given serialized Module.
+#[allow(clippy::cast_ptr_alignment)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn wasmer_module_serialization_destroy(serialized_module: *mut wasmer_byte_array) {
+    if !serialized_module.is_null() {
+        unsafe { Box::from_raw(serialized_module as *mut wasmer_byte_array) };
+    }
+}
+
 /// Deserialize the given bytes into a Module.
 ///
 /// Returns `wasmer_result_t::WASMER_OK` upon success.
diff --git a/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/test-module-serialize.c b/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/test-module-serialize.c
index 7c1ac092e..badcebd46 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/test-module-serialize.c
+++ b/lib/runtime-c-api/tests/test-module-serialize.c
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ int main()
     assert(call_result == WASMER_OK);
 
     printf("Destroy the serialized module\n");
-    free((uint8_t *) serialized_module->bytes);
-    free(serialized_module);
+    wasmer_module_serialization_destroy(serialized_module);
 
     printf("Destroy instance\n");
     wasmer_instance_destroy(instance);
diff --git a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h
index add281466..758590a37 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h
+++ b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h
@@ -514,11 +514,14 @@ wasmer_result_t wasmer_module_instantiate(const wasmer_module_t *module,
                                           wasmer_import_t *imports,
                                           int imports_len);
 
+/**
+ * Frees memory for the given serialized Module.
+ */
+void wasmer_module_serialization_destroy(wasmer_byte_array *serialized_module);
+
 /**
  * Serialize the given Module.
- * It's up to the caller to free the memory of the
- * `serialized_module` byte array (both the `bytes` field and the
- * structure).
+ * The caller owns the object and should call `wasmer_memory_serialization_destroy` to free it.
  * Returns `wasmer_result_t::WASMER_OK` upon success.
  * Returns `wasmer_result_t::WASMER_ERROR` upon failure. Use `wasmer_last_error_length`
  * and `wasmer_last_error_message` to get an error message.
diff --git a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh
index d3619dd9a..e05f78a53 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh
+++ b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh
@@ -405,10 +405,11 @@ wasmer_result_t wasmer_module_instantiate(const wasmer_module_t *module,
                                           wasmer_import_t *imports,
                                           int imports_len);
 
+/// Frees memory for the given serialized Module.
+void wasmer_module_serialization_destroy(wasmer_byte_array *serialized_module);
+
 /// Serialize the given Module.
-/// It's up to the caller to free the memory of the
-/// `serialized_module` byte array (both the `bytes` field and the
-/// structure).
+/// The caller owns the object and should call `wasmer_memory_serialization_destroy` to free it.
 /// Returns `wasmer_result_t::WASMER_OK` upon success.
 /// Returns `wasmer_result_t::WASMER_ERROR` upon failure. Use `wasmer_last_error_length`
 /// and `wasmer_last_error_message` to get an error message.