diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/virtualMemoryManagement/hipMemImportFromShareableHandle.cc b/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/virtualMemoryManagement/hipMemImportFromShareableHandle.cc
index 5e7283c2ab..e2f8c6cf8c 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/virtualMemoryManagement/hipMemImportFromShareableHandle.cc
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/virtualMemoryManagement/hipMemImportFromShareableHandle.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Unit_hipMemImportFromShareableHandle_Positive_Basic") {
             reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(shareable_handle)),
             hipMemHandleTypePosixFileDescriptor));
   HIP_CHECK(hipMemRelease(handle));
+  HIP_CHECK(hipMemRelease(imported_handle));
   CTX_DESTROY();
 }