diff --git a/usr.bin/units/units.c b/usr.bin/units/units.c
index c913f7cc1d8..bd484b2d9ed 100644
--- a/usr.bin/units/units.c
+++ b/usr.bin/units/units.c
@@ -810,5 +810,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	history_end(inhistory);
+	el_end(el);
 	return(0);
 }