diff --git a/src/shared/dissect-image.c b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
index eb319a9ff9d..4949b4c9ee1 100644
--- a/src/shared/dissect-image.c
+++ b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
@@ -2239,6 +2239,23 @@ int decrypted_image_relinquish(DecryptedImage *d) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+int dissected_image_relinquish(DissectedImage *m) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(m);
+
+        if (m->decrypted_image) {
+                r = decrypted_image_relinquish(m->decrypted_image);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        if (m->loop)
+                loop_device_relinquish(m->loop);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static char *build_auxiliary_path(const char *image, const char *suffix) {
         const char *e;
         char *n;
diff --git a/src/shared/dissect-image.h b/src/shared/dissect-image.h
index c49bff0e5de..c385bb44d90 100644
--- a/src/shared/dissect-image.h
+++ b/src/shared/dissect-image.h
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@ int dissected_image_acquire_metadata(DissectedImage *m, DissectImageFlags extra_
 DecryptedImage* decrypted_image_ref(DecryptedImage *p);
 DecryptedImage* decrypted_image_unref(DecryptedImage *p);
 DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC(DecryptedImage*, decrypted_image_unref);
+
 int decrypted_image_relinquish(DecryptedImage *d);
+int dissected_image_relinquish(DissectedImage *m);
 
 const char* partition_designator_to_string(PartitionDesignator d) _const_;
 PartitionDesignator partition_designator_from_string(const char *name) _pure_;