diff --git a/lib/test_meminit.c b/lib/test_meminit.c
index 9742e5cb853a..ab00c79423a5 100644
--- a/lib/test_meminit.c
+++ b/lib/test_meminit.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ static int __init do_kmem_cache_size_bulk(int size, int *total_failures)
 		if (num)
 			kmem_cache_free_bulk(c, num, objects);
 	}
+	kmem_cache_destroy(c);
 	*total_failures += fail;
 	return 1;
 }