diff --git a/pimd/pim_vxlan.c b/pimd/pim_vxlan.c
index 9650da89a8..06bd394167 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_vxlan.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_vxlan.c
@@ -1210,6 +1210,9 @@ void pim_vxlan_exit(struct pim_instance *pim)
 {
 	hash_clean_and_free(&pim->vxlan.sg_hash,
 			    (void (*)(void *))pim_vxlan_sg_del_item);
+
+	if (vxlan_info.work_list)
+		list_delete(&vxlan_info.work_list);
 }
 
 void pim_vxlan_terminate(void)