diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/atomic_bounds.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/atomic_bounds.c
index addf127068e4fbcc5ee0be6b8f16c67030c37e09..69bd7853e8f1f933c1a32a0fe922f608cf86fdc6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/atomic_bounds.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/atomic_bounds.c
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ void test_atomic_bounds(void)
 	skel = atomic_bounds__open_and_load();
 	if (CHECK(!skel, "skel_load", "couldn't load program\n"))
 		return;
+
+	atomic_bounds__destroy(skel);
 }