diff --git a/src/common/libutil/test/nodeset.c b/src/common/libutil/test/nodeset.c
index 2fb508116dd5..bebf59b66f31 100644
--- a/src/common/libutil/test/nodeset.c
+++ b/src/common/libutil/test/nodeset.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     ok ((r = nodeset_next_rank (n, 1)) == 2,
         "nodeset_next_rank returns next rank even if arg not in set");
-
+    nodeset_destroy (n);
 
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