diff --git a/hipamd/rocclr/hip_internal.hpp b/hipamd/rocclr/hip_internal.hpp
index 13b06fa902..264b68ecc2 100755
--- a/hipamd/rocclr/hip_internal.hpp
+++ b/hipamd/rocclr/hip_internal.hpp
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ public:
     ~RegisteredVar() {}
 
     hipDeviceptr_t getdeviceptr() const { return devicePtr_; };
+    amd::Memory* amd_mem_obj() const { return amd_mem_obj_; };
     size_t getvarsize() const { return size_; };
 
     size_t size_;               // Size of the variable
diff --git a/hipamd/rocclr/hip_platform.cpp b/hipamd/rocclr/hip_platform.cpp
index 49c14a3296..5a96bcbc68 100755
--- a/hipamd/rocclr/hip_platform.cpp
+++ b/hipamd/rocclr/hip_platform.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ std::vector< std::pair<hipModule_t, bool> >* PlatformState::unregisterVar(hipMod
       for (size_t dev = 0; dev < g_devices.size(); ++dev) {
         if (dvar.rvars[dev].getdeviceptr()) {
           amd::MemObjMap::RemoveMemObj(dvar.rvars[dev].getdeviceptr());
+          dvar.rvars[dev].amd_mem_obj()->release();
         }
       }
       vars_.erase(it++);