diff --git a/exec/main.c b/exec/main.c
index 930271a7..654fc49c 100644
--- a/exec/main.c
+++ b/exec/main.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ enum e_ais_done {
 static inline void ais_done (enum e_ais_done err)
 {
 	log_printf (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "AIS Executive exiting.\n");
+	poll_destroy (aisexec_poll_handle);
 	exit (1);
 }