diff --git a/source4/client/cifsdd.c b/source4/client/cifsdd.c
index dfdaf048b3f..dadff84bda5 100644
--- a/source4/client/cifsdd.c
+++ b/source4/client/cifsdd.c
@@ -689,6 +689,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char ** argv)
 	CatchSignal(SIGINT, dd_handle_signal);
 	CatchSignal(SIGUSR1, dd_handle_signal);
 	rc = copy_files(ev, cmdline_lp_ctx);
+
+	poptFreeContext(pctx);
 	talloc_free(ev);
 	return rc;
 }