diff --git a/examples/object-events/event-test.c b/examples/object-events/event-test.c
index f872b9ff65008d2428cd942fe63f386f0115f10a..228a091bf86814c4eddc0b4bcf06ed502d14d407 100644
--- a/examples/object-events/event-test.c
+++ b/examples/object-events/event-test.c
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             virConnectDomainEventDeregisterAny(dconn, callback8ret);
     }
 
+    virConnectUnregisterCloseCallback(dconn, connectClose);
+
     VIR_DEBUG("Closing connection");
     if (dconn && virConnectClose(dconn) < 0) {
         printf("error closing\n");