diff --git a/lib/event/subsystems/rpc/rpc.c b/lib/event/subsystems/rpc/rpc.c
index a3a3fc3ae..f6700807e 100644
--- a/lib/event/subsystems/rpc/rpc.c
+++ b/lib/event/subsystems/rpc/rpc.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ static int
 spdk_rpc_subsystem_finish(void)
 {
 	spdk_rpc_close();
+	spdk_poller_unregister(&g_rpc_poller, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }