diff --git a/examples/udp_client.c b/examples/udp_client.c
index 752df37..f8d6125 100644
--- a/examples/udp_client.c
+++ b/examples/udp_client.c
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ int main(void)
     printf("Received \"%.*s\" from %s:%d\n", (int)sizeof(buf), buf,
             server_addr.str, server_addr.port);
 
+    sock_close(sock);
+
     return 0;
 }