diff --git a/src/pgp/gpg.c b/src/pgp/gpg.c
index d4774a50..1ca184d0 100644
--- a/src/pgp/gpg.c
+++ b/src/pgp/gpg.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ p_gpg_verify(const char * const barejid, const char *const sign)
 
     gpgme_data_release(sign_data);
     gpgme_data_release(plain_data);
+    gpgme_release(ctx);
     free(sign_with_header_footer);
 }