diff --git a/examples/vmd/led/led.c b/examples/vmd/led/led.c
index 40ea52036..ca9bfea81 100644
--- a/examples/vmd/led/led.c
+++ b/examples/vmd/led/led.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	rc = spdk_vmd_init();
 	if (rc) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to initialize VMD subsystem\n");
+		spdk_env_fini();
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -216,5 +217,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	spdk_vmd_fini();
 
+	spdk_env_fini();
 	return g_status;
 }
diff --git a/examples/vmd/lsvmd/lsvmd.c b/examples/vmd/lsvmd/lsvmd.c
index 45b815b6e..9d36a3442 100644
--- a/examples/vmd/lsvmd/lsvmd.c
+++ b/examples/vmd/lsvmd/lsvmd.c
@@ -110,5 +110,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	spdk_vmd_fini();
 
+	spdk_env_fini();
 	return rc;
 }