diff --git a/lib/hx509/hxtool.c b/lib/hx509/hxtool.c
index 11c618600..0714fccbd 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/hxtool.c
+++ b/lib/hx509/hxtool.c
@@ -2424,6 +2424,7 @@ test_crypto(struct test_crypto_options *opt, int argc, char ** argv)
 	hx509_err(context, 1, ret, "hx509_cert_iter");
 
     hx509_certs_free(&certs);
+    hx509_verify_destroy_ctx(vctx);
 
     return 0;
 }