diff --git a/tests/securityselinuxtest.c b/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
index 63161b9b3b92a677076d35c448ec5a241e66f491..767b6cc026a013baaf65ad8c7888ff5aa25ed6e2 100644
--- a/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
+++ b/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ mymain(void)
                       "svirt_t", "svirt_image_t",
                       0, 0, 0, 1023);
 
+    virObjectUnref(mgr);
     return (ret == 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }