diff --git a/examples/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf.c b/examples/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf.c
index 709cb18d5..ebd88cb32 100644
--- a/examples/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/examples/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -901,5 +901,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	spdk_env_thread_wait_all();
 	nvmf_destroy_threads();
+
+	spdk_env_fini();
+
 	return rc;
 }