diff --git a/src/tests/native-pointer-constraints.c b/src/tests/native-pointer-constraints.c
index 656fefa6d..65678d5d2 100644
--- a/src/tests/native-pointer-constraints.c
+++ b/src/tests/native-pointer-constraints.c
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ meta_test_warp_on_hotplug (void)
                                    &coords, NULL);
 
   g_assert_nonnull (meta_backend_get_current_logical_monitor (backend));
+
+  meta_test_client_destroy (test_client);
 }
 
 static void