diff --git a/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc b/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc
index df9134e9e..fe43a7f01 100644
--- a/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc
+++ b/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ ElfObject::getSections()
         sectionNames.insert(elf_strptr(elf, ehdr.e_shstrndx, shdr.sh_name));
         section = elf_getscn(elf, ++sec_idx);
     } // while sections
+
+    elf_end(elf);
 }
 
 bool