diff --git a/gio/tests/gsubprocess-testprog.c b/gio/tests/gsubprocess-testprog.c
index 74cb9e2a3..8d032540c 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gsubprocess-testprog.c
+++ b/gio/tests/gsubprocess-testprog.c
@@ -205,10 +205,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (context, options, NULL);
   if (!g_option_context_parse (context, &argc, &argv, &error))
     {
+      g_option_context_free (context);
       g_printerr ("%s: %s\n", argv[0], error->message);
       return 1;
     }
 
+  g_option_context_free (context);
+
   if (argc < 2)
     {
       g_printerr ("MODE argument required\n");