diff --git a/facefusion/core.py b/facefusion/core.py
index 0ea7b062..06f515af 100755
--- a/facefusion/core.py
+++ b/facefusion/core.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import signal
 import sys
 from time import time
 
-from facefusion import benchmarker, cli_helper, content_analyser, hash_helper, logger, state_manager, translator
+from facefusion import benchmarker, cli_helper, content_analyser, hash_helper, logger, memory_manager, state_manager, translator
 from facefusion.args import apply_args, collect_job_args, reduce_job_args, reduce_step_args
 from facefusion.download import conditional_download_hashes, conditional_download_sources
 from facefusion.exit_helper import hard_exit, signal_exit
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ def process_step(job_id : str, step_index : int, step_args : Args) -> bool:
 	logger.info(translator.get('processing_step').format(step_current = step_index + 1, step_total = step_total), __name__)
 	if common_pre_check() and processors_pre_check():
 		error_code = conditional_process()
+		memory_manager.release_memory()
 		return error_code == 0
 	return False
 
diff --git a/facefusion/libraries/libc.py b/facefusion/libraries/libc.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c506e22c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/facefusion/libraries/libc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+from functools import lru_cache
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+def pre_check() -> bool:
+	return create_static_library() is not None
+
+
+@lru_cache
+def create_static_library() -> Optional[ctypes.CDLL]:
+	library_path = ctypes.util.find_library('c')
+
+	if library_path:
+		library = ctypes.CDLL(library_path)
+
+		if hasattr(library, 'malloc_trim'):
+			return init_ctypes(library)
+
+	return None
+
+
+def init_ctypes(library : ctypes.CDLL) -> ctypes.CDLL:
+	library.malloc_trim.argtypes = [ ctypes.c_size_t ]
+	library.malloc_trim.restype = ctypes.c_int
+
+	return library